MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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New Jersey Plan
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Virginia Plan
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A.O.C
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Connecticut Compromise
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -In response, William Paterson proposed what became known as the New Jersey Plan, presenting it to the Convention on June 15. The centerpiece of Paterson’s plan was a unicameral (one-house) legislature in which each state had a single vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was a proposal to the United States Constitutional Convention for the creation of a supreme national government with three branches and a bicameral legislature.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Virginia, or large state, plan provided for a bicameral legislature with representation of each state based on its population or wealth; the New Jersey, or small state, plan proposed equal representation for each state in Congress.
Detailed explanation-5: -Early on, Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia presented the Virginia Plan, which provided for a national government with three branches.