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What plan submitted by James Madison proposed two houses of congress based up population?
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The Virginia Plan. At the Philadelphia Convention, Madison was originally going to call for amending the Articles of Confederation to have a stronger central government in order to prevent bankruptcy and disunion, but he eventually realized that a totally new Constitution was necessary. He the advanced his plan, The Virginia Plan, as an outline for the new Constitution which included the 2 houses of Congress based on population.
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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 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.
Who proposed the idea of states being represented by population in the house of representatives?
James Madison
What plan that proposed congress should be given much more power over the states?
It was the Virginia Plan that proposed Congress should be given more power over the states. James Madison drafted the plan in 1787.
What was submitted by James Madison?
in virgina
Who proposed that there should be a bill of rights and why?
On June 8th, 1789, James Madison introduced to the First Federal Congress a series of proposed amendments to the newly ratified United States Constitution. Madison's ultimate goal was to relieve some of the fears or tensions that the Anti-Federalists had at the time.
Who submitted Virginia plan?
James Madison
What plan at the Consitutional convention suggested representation distributed by population?
The Virginia Plan proposed by Edmund Randolf and James Madison.
How did the 17th amendment become ratified?
it was originally ratified by congress, but it was proposed by James Madison in1789 and finally ratified in 1992. more then 202 yrs later
What established the organization of a bicameral congress?
The Virginia Plan was drafted by James Madison in 1787. It proposed the current bicameral legislative branch that is in effect today.
Who proposed the Bill of Rights?
George masonJames Madison
Who proposed a convention in the Annapolis meeting 1786?
James madison
