What was the Virginia Plan? Why did some agree with it, while others opposed it? What parts of the plan were adopted as part of the Great Compromise?

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2 February, 21:40

What was the Virginia Plan? Why did some agree with it, while others opposed it? What parts of the plan were adopted as part of the Great Compromise?

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Harmony Watts · Answer 1

The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor, or the Large-State Plan) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.