The Virginia Plan was a cornerstone in the creation of the U.S. Constitution, proposing a strong federal government with three branches and a bicameral legislature. It addressed the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation by suggesting a system with checks and balances, a national judiciary, and mechanisms for admitting new states. The plan's influence led to the Great Compromise, which balanced representation in Congress between populous and smaller states.
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The Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government divided into three branches and a bicameral legislature with representation based on state population
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, such as the lack of a national judiciary and executive, highlighted the need for a new framework of government
James Madison envisioned a strong federal government with checks and balances to prevent tyranny and safeguard minority rights, and he meticulously drafted the Virginia Plan with contributions from others
The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with a lower house directly elected by the people and an upper house chosen by the lower house from lists provided by state legislatures
The Virginia Plan significantly expanded the powers of the national legislature
The Virginia Plan recommended the establishment of a national executive and judiciary, including a supreme court
The Virginia Plan's proposal for proportional representation faced opposition from smaller states, leading to the Great Compromise which established a bicameral Congress with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation from each state
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The ______ Plan, introduced during the ______ Convention of 1787, suggested a new government structure for the U.S.
Virginia
Constitutional
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The Virginia Plan proposed a federal government with three branches: ______, ______, and ______.
legislative
executive
judicial
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Under the Virginia Plan, the legislature would be ______ and based on ______ population.
bicameral
state
