MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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To have three equal representative parts of the government; legislative, judicial, executive
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To have all states have equal power in the government
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To have every person in the state have an equal amount of power
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To have all states agree to not argue over governmental issues
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Detailed explanation-1: -Introduced to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, James Madison’s Virginia Plan outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Early on, Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia presented the Virginia Plan, which provided for a national government with three branches. The legislative branch would make laws, the executive branch would provide leadership and enforce laws, and the judicial branch would explain and interpret laws.
Detailed explanation-3: -This would provide large states, like Virginia, more representation than they had under the Articles of Confederation, which gave each state equal representation regardless of population.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Executive and a number of National Judiciary will form a Council of Revision. This Council will review laws passed by the National Legislature and have the power to reject the laws, unless the National Legislature can pass the act again. The National Legislature will create the National Judiciary.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan? It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house. The New Jersey Plan: was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states.