USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which plan won as the basis of the US Constitution?
A
Three-Fifth Compromise
B
New Jersey Plan
C
Virginia Plan
D
Trade Compromise
Explanation: 

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: -proposal at Constitutional Convention …a plan known as the Virginia, or large state, plan, which provided for a bicameral legislature with representation of each state based on its population or wealth.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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