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 proposal supported a strong central government?
A
New Jersey Plan
B
Virginia Plan
C
Articles of Confederation
D
Connecticut 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. The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Supporters of the Virginia Plan included James Madison, George Washington, Edmund Randolph, and the states of Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Virginia Plan (1787) The Virginia Plan favored a strong national government.at the Philadelphia Convention that provided for a national government composed of three branches. It proposed a Congress of two houses, both of which would be based on proportional representation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Terms in this set (10) The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. [1] The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Detailed explanation-5: -James Madison, America’s fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing The Federalist Papers, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In later years, he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution.”

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