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- The Virginia Plan
- HALT!
- I propose a national government consisting of three branches, with checks and balances to prevent the abuse of power. Although this would primarily strengthen the central government, representation in congress would be proportional to the population of the state.
- The New Jersey Plan
- How dare they suggest something so unfair? If that plan is issued, smaller states will fail immediately. We deserve representation.
- I understand sir, we plan to fix this. We’ll propose a unicameral house with equal votes of states and executive branches elected by the national legislature. This will protect smaller states like us while allowing equal representation.
- The Great Compromise
- FINE!
- How about this? I nominate there be two national legislatures in a bicameral Congress, which will fairly represent both large and smaller. Senate would have equal representation for states. While the House of Representatives would have representation proportionate to state populations.
- WhATEVER, I GUESS SO!
- James Madison proposed a plan for congressional representation to be based on population size. The smaller states opposed this plan because they thought it would give larger states too much power, and smaller states too little.
- Once word began swarming towns that the Virginia Plan offered, smaller states were angered. William Patterson rebutted this plan by proposing equal vote within congress, which favored representation for smaller states.
- In the midst of a heated dispute, Roger Sherman proposes the Great compromise. It combined the two proposals, the Virginia and New Jersey Plan. There would be two houses in the legislative branch. First, the Senate would have equal representation despite the population. Second, Members of the House of Representatives would have delegates chosen according to the population and by the population.
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