USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -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-4: -The larger states favored the Virginia Plan. According to the Virginia Plan, each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state’s population. The smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan. According to the New Jersey Plan, the number of representatives would be the same for each state.

Detailed explanation-5: -Virginia’s Plan was based on population. The larger states favored this plan because it would give them more representation in Congress. Why did small states dislike the Virginia Plan? Small states has smaller populations, which meant that they were have a smaller presence in Congress, and a smaller influence.