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How did the Virginia Plan give power to the central government?
The Virginia plan wanted a bicameral legislature, with each state having representation depending on their population. This appealed to the large states but less to the small states, who favored the New Jersey Plan, which provided a single house of goverment with states represented equally, no matter the size or population. In the end, parts of both plan were used under the Connecticut compromise, in which the federal government was bicameral, in with one chamber appointed based on population (the House of Representatives) and the other chamber with every state represented equally.
What compromise resolved the conflict between the New Jersey plan and the Virginia Plan?
The Great Compromise which made two houses of Congress where one was represented by population (House of Representatives) and an equal representation (Senate) to create a double house system
John Adams on Virginia Plan?
He proposed a totally new central government for the US, and getting rid of entirely the Articles of Confederation, which was the old plan of government that utterly failed. The Virginia Plan proposed a two-house Legislature, and each state would be represented by their population. A state with a larger population would have more representation in government than a state with a smaller population, according to his plan. Many states did not approve of this plan. THe Connecticut Compromise, which was adopted, said that one house of the legislature would have its number of delegates based on population and the other would give each state the same number of representatives.
Was the called for representation in congress by population or by the amount of money given by the central government?
The Virginia Plan called for representation in Congress by population or by the amount of money given to the central government.
What plan advocated a legislature with representation in both houses based on population or wealth was called?
Virginia Plan
Did James Wilson want states represented by population?
no. he supported the Virginia plan
What type of representations would the states have under the Virginia Plan?
The states would be represented based on their population.
Why did the Virginia plan support larger states?
to be represented
What plan called for states to be represented on the basis of teir population in both houses of government?
The big state plan, or the Virginia plan called for states to be represented based on population, because Virginia as a state with a large population would consequently gain considerable influence under their own plan.
Was the Virginia Plan based on the population?
Yes! Since New Jersey, represented by William Paterson, is a smaller state, more representation was called for. But, in contrast to Madison's Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan also required a unicameral system. NO! IT WAS BASED ON THE SITUATION!
Why is the great compromise considered a bundle of compromise?
it is called a bundle of compromises because it includes the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan, satisfying each plan's followers and ideas. it satisfied the small and large states where in the senate the states are equally represented and in the house it is represented by population.
How would states be represented in congress under new Jersey plan?
They would be represented equally.
What was the name of the plan that called for states to be represented on the basis of population in both house of government?
The plan that based representation in the U.S. Congress on population was the Virginia Plan, also called the Large State Plan. It was written by James Madison and proposed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
What is the plan for a state representation by population?
virginia plan
What document proposed that both houses of congress would be based on population?
The Virginia Plan proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.
What plan at the Philadelphia Convention favored the large states because it wanted representation based on population?
Virginia plan
Which document proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.?
The Virginia Plan proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.
