A strong President would gain king-like power.
Both Virginia and New Jersey plans called for a government with 3 branches.
australis
no
Virginia Plan
the new jersey plan
Legislative
Virginia Plan
virginia and Massachusetts
The great compromise.
Pressure from Confederate politicians who still had connections with people in western Virginia , created several plans in January of 1863 to retake western Virginia. The Confederates conducted several raids into that part of Virginia and even threatened the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Union General Joseph Hooker's activities in Virginia, however, placed any plans for western Virginia on hold.
may 29, 1787, after the convention began, the Virginia delegates offered plans for the new government. this plan was called the Virginia plan. under the articles the national government had consisted of a legislative branch with one house congress. the Virginia plan gave power to the larger states. the Pennsylvania and the New Jersey plans were also considered.
Virginia and New Jersey