Virginia Plan
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The Virginia Plan was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population, shaping the framework of the U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virginia Plan canonical | 14 |
| proposed U.S. Constitution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Virginia Plan Context triple: [Constitutional Convention, proposedPlan, Virginia Plan]
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A.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was the 1787 gathering of delegates in Philadelphia that drafted the United States Constitution, establishing the framework of the federal government.
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C.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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D.
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was the 1787 agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature by combining proportional representation in the House of Representatives with equal representation for each state in the Senate.
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E.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Virginia Plan Target entity description: The Virginia Plan was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population, shaping the framework of the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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B.
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was the 1787 gathering of delegates in Philadelphia that drafted the United States Constitution, establishing the framework of the federal government.
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C.
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was a 1787 act of the U.S. Congress that established the process for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory, setting important precedents for westward expansion and the prohibition of slavery in that region.
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D.
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was the 1787 agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature by combining proportional representation in the House of Representatives with equal representation for each state in the Senate.
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E.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
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plan for government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Randolph Plan ⓘ |
| calledFor |
bicameral legislature
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council of revision ⓘ independent executive ⓘ legislative veto over state laws ⓘ national judiciary ⓘ representation based on population ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ strong national government ⓘ |
| containsProvisionFor |
admission of new states
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executive chosen by the national legislature ⓘ guarantee of republican government in the states ⓘ judiciary chosen by the national legislature ⓘ national legislature with general legislative power ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | New Jersey Plan ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| favoredBy | large states ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
framework for the large-state position in 1787
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starting point for debates over representation at the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| influenced |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Article I of the U.S. Constitution
United States Constitution ⓘ concept of federal supremacy ⓘ structure of the U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | proposed for the United States federal government ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Great Compromise
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surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
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| legislatureStructure | two houses ⓘ |
| lowerHouseElectedBy | the people ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
delegates from New Jersey
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small states ⓘ |
| principalAuthor | James Madison ⓘ |
| proposedAt |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| proposedBy | Edmund Randolph ⓘ |
| proposedByDelegationOf | Virginia ⓘ |
| proposedInBuilding | Pennsylvania State House ⓘ |
| proposedInCity | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| proposedInYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| proposedOnDate | May 29, 1787 ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
federalism in the United States
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separation of powers in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Framing of the United States Constitution
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| representationBasis |
financial contributions to the national government
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state population ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Federal Convention records and notes
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debates over proportional representation ⓘ |
| upperHouseChosenBy | lower house ⓘ |
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Subject: Virginia Plan Description of subject: The Virginia Plan was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population, shaping the framework of the U.S. Constitution.
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