During the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan was proposed by the states having larger populations, suggested a lawmaking body to be called the Congress. This congress was to bebicameral (having two houses). The first house would be elected by the people of the United States, the second was to be chosen by the first.
The Virginia Plan
Novanet--- One with three branches: A Legislative branch, an executive branch, and a Judicial Branch
The continental congress's plan for a central government is called Articles of Confederation. This is part of the government.
The executive branch of government has the power to veto bills proposed by the legislative branch. The executive branch of government has the power to overturn laws and rulings made within the judicial branch of government as well!
The president can reject a proposed law through veto.
The two major divisions of the constitutional convention are: THE VIRGINIA PLAN proposed by James Madison that divided the government into three branches the legislative, executive, judicial branches. The second division was THE NEW JERSEY PLAN proposed by William Paterson of NEW JERSEY. This plan
The Virginia Plan
Montesquieu proposed the 3 branch system of government that served as a general model for the United States: executive, a legislature, and a judiciary as the "Powers" of that state under any one of three basic administrative forms.
Both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans included a legislative branch, but differed in the way the legislative branch was defined. The Virginia Plan proposed a legislative branch consisting of two chambers, while the New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature.
Veto Proposed Laws
The Albany plan
The Virginia Plan
VA Plan