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What type of government did the Virginia Plan support and what states did it a favor?
The Virginia Plan, proposed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, proposed a bicameral legislature (a legislative branch with two houses: an upper and a lower), where the lower house was elected by the people, and the upper house by the lower house. It favored larger states, such as Virginia, by proposing a representation in voting based on population.
What in ways were the colonial governments similar?
The states divided political power between and executive and a legislature. the legislature was elected by the voters to pass the laws. most legislatures had an upper house called a senate, and a lower house.
What form of legislature did the Virginia Plan call for?
The Virginia plan called for a legislative branch that had 2 chambers also known as a bicameral legislative branch. James Madison drafted the Virginia plan.
In States that have a bicameral legislature the lower house?
Elects a Speaker to preside
Which state has the largest legislature?
The size of State legislatures varies widely. Alaska's upper house has only 20 members, whereas New Hampshire's lower house has 400. The number of constituents of each legislator ranges from 2,000 in New Hampshire to 300,000 in California.
If the colonial Virginia house of Burgesses passed a law who had to approve it before it went into effect?
For an act passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses, the "lower house" of the colonial legislature, to become effective, it had to be approved by the Governor's Council, the "upper house" of the legislature, who were colonists appointed by the King, and by the Governor, also appointed by the King.
In colonial governments, what was the lower house of the legislature called?
Assembly
Which of these featured a two house legislature with the lower house based on population?
which of these featured a two house legislature with the lowerr house based on population
This document proposed a two house legislature with the lower house based on population.?
Virginia Plan
According to the Virginia plan how was the legislature to be set up?
The plan called for a two house legislature, and a court system. The members of the lower house of the legislature would be elected by the people. The members of the upper house would be chosen by the lower house.
What law abolished Virginia's elected house of burgesses?
There was no law that abolished Virginia's House of Burgesses. It simply became the House of Delegates in 1776 which is a lower house in the Virginia legislature.
How many west Virginia house districts are there?
West Virginia has 100 House of Delegates districts. Each district elects one delegate to the West Virginia House of Delegates, which is the lower chamber of the West Virginia Legislature.
Was house of burgesses?
In 1619, the American colony of Virginia created the elected House Of Burgesses as the lower house of its legislature. In 1769, Virginia's House of Burgesses was dissolved by the British Governor, arguably one of the insults from King George III's government that eventually led to the U.S. Revolution in 1776. Virginia's elected lower house today is known as the Virginia House of Delegates.
What was the lower house of the legislature called in colonial government?
In colonial government, the lower house of the legislature was commonly referred to as the "Assembly." This body was responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and representing the interests of the colonists. Each colony had its own assembly, which often consisted of elected representatives, reflecting the local population's views and needs.
Which Traditions in colonial government can be traced back to ancient Greece and rome?
the bicameral system in which the legislature is split into to an upper and lower house.
How were the members of the upper houses of the colonial legislature usually chosen?
The lower house legislature was elected by those property owners qualified to vote.
To which branch of government did colonial gentry turn to defend their own interests?
The colonial gentry turned to the Assembly, or the lower legislative house, to defend their own interests. The colonial legislature had many titles throughout its history, such as the House of Delegates, House of Burgesses, or Assembly of Freemen.
