USA HISTORY

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: -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-3: -Drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Randolph to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, the Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

Detailed explanation-4: -The purpose of the plan was to protect the large states’ interests in the new government, which would be stronger federally than under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was the first form of government and had weak federal control; the states had all of the power.

Detailed explanation-5: -Power of the States James Madison wrote the Virginia Plan, which called for states with larger populations to have more representation in the government. As an alternative, William Paterson presented the New Jersey Plan, which called for equal representation for every state no matter what the population.