Table of Contents
- 1 Why was the Virginia Plan not chosen?
- 2 What was the solution to the problem of the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
- 3 What are the disadvantages of the New Jersey Plan?
- 4 Why did Small States oppose the Virginia Plan?
- 5 How did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan?
- 6 What was the Virginia Plan and what was Sherman’s plan?
Why was the Virginia Plan not chosen?
Madison’s Virginia Plan was bold and creative. Further, it established a strong central government, which most delegates supported. Nevertheless, it was rejected at the Convention by opposition from delegates representing states with small populations.
What was the solution to the problem of the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
The Great Compromise settled the conflict between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan over how much representation each state would have in Congress. The Virginia plan proposed a legislature with two branches where representation in both branches was determined by population.
What are the weaknesses of the Virginia Plan?
Weaknesses: More power to larger/wealthier states. voters had a small amount of power. ratIFICATION BY CITIZENS.
What are the disadvantages of the New Jersey Plan?
Con. -Individual states lost some of their power to the government. -Slave holding states were able to partially count the amount of slaves they had as their popoulation. – Distributes power more evenly.
Why did Small States oppose the Virginia Plan?
Why did small states oppose the Virginia Plan? The Virginia Plan gave too much power to the large states. The Virginia plan created a legislative branch based entirely on population. Each state received a number of representatives based on the population in that state.
What was the purpose of the Virginia Plan?
Such a proposal was a benefit to Virginia and other large states, but smaller states with lower populations were concerned that they wouldn’t have enough representation. The Virginia Plan called for a government divided into three distinct branches— executive, legislative, and judicial —which would create a system of checks and balances.
How did the New Jersey Plan differ from the Virginia Plan?
While the Virginia Plan was appealing to larger states, smaller states supported the New Jersey Plan, with their delegates feeling they would have more fair representation in the new government. Instead of adopting either of these proposals, a third option was presented by Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut.
What was the Virginia Plan and what was Sherman’s plan?
Sherman’s plan included a bicameral legislature, as laid out in the Virginia Plan, but provided a compromise to satisfy concerns about population-based representation. In Sherman’s plan, each state would have two representatives in the Senate and a population-determined number of representatives in the House.