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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
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plan for government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Randolph Plan ⓘ |
| calledFor |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| favoredBy | large states ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
framework for the large-state position in 1787
ⓘ
starting point for debates over representation at the Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| influenced |
Article I of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
|
| legislatureStructure | two houses ⓘ |
| lowerHouseElectedBy | the people ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
delegates from New Jersey
ⓘ
small states ⓘ |
| principalAuthor | James Madison ⓘ |
| proposedAt |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
|
| proposedBy | Edmund Randolph ⓘ |
| proposedByDelegationOf | Virginia ⓘ |
| proposedInBuilding | Pennsylvania State House ⓘ |
| proposedInCity | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| proposedInYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| proposedOnDate | May 29, 1787 ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
federalism in the United States
ⓘ
separation of powers in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent |
Constitutional Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Framing of the United States Constitution
|
| representationBasis |
financial contributions to the national government
ⓘ
state population ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Federal Convention records and notes
ⓘ
debates over proportional representation ⓘ |
| upperHouseChosenBy | lower house ⓘ |
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