i propose the Virginia plan in which there will be 3 branches, the judicial, executive, and legislative representation will be based on population!as well as there being a strong central government
james madisonvirginia delegate
i propose the new jersey plan in which all states will have an equal amount of votes under one house, regardless of population!
william patersonnew jersey delegate
this virginia plan is outrageous! it is unfair to smaller states such as my state of new jersey!
Roger ShermanConneticut delegate
ipropose a compromise, in whichprovides a dual system of congressional representation. In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population.
huh...thats a good idea..
george washington
and so the great compromise was created in which there would be two houses, one which the amount of delegates were based off population and the other's amount of delegates being equal for each state, regardless of population.