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The smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan due to issues Federalism and representation. Many of them were anti-Federalist, and they worried that states with larger populations would hold all the power.

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Which states favored the New Jersey plan?

smaller ones


What was the state that proposed the large state plan?

Virginia (the Large State Plan was also called the Virginia Plan).


What was the great comprimise for the newjersy plan and the Virginia plan?

The Great Comprimise took parts from both plans. It took equal representation from the New Jersey Plan. This is why we have our Senate. New Jersey wanted this because they were a smaller state. It took representation by population from the Virginia Plan. This is why we have our House of Representatives. Virginia wanted this because it was a larger state.


What plan of government favored the smaller states?

the sdr plane was the smaller size in worl


This document proposed that Congress could force a state to obey a national law?

Virginia Plan


Was the Virginia Plan favored by the smaller states?

false


What name was officially given to the large-state plan at the constitutional convention?

the Virginia plan


What is the name of the large state plan?

The Virginia Plan


What is the plan for a state representation by population?

virginia plan


This document proposed that Congress could force a state to obey a national law.?

Virginia plan


Who is idea was the Virginia Plan?

The Virginia Plan, also known as the Rudolph Plan or the Large-State Plan, was proposed by Virginia delegates and drafted by James Madison.


Why did smaller states want equal representation?

In the Virginia plan they wanted it based on population because they were a bigger state. But in the New Jersey plan they wanted an equal representation because they had a smaller population.