The Virginia Plan was introduced to the Constitutional Convention by Edmund Randolph,

who was governor of Virginia, in 1787. Originally it was created by James Madison known as
the “Father” of the constitution . The plan offered a different form of government and required
the quantity of votes each state received in Congress to be based on the populace, instead of
each state having one vote. The plan proposed a division of power among three branches which
are judicial, executive, and legislative.The judicial branch is known as the Supreme Court , the
executive branch became the President and his or her cabinet , and the legislative branch
evolve into the Senate and House of Representatives. The plan would also allow new states to
enter the United States, create a strong national government and checks and balances in order
to eliminate the abuse of power and tyranny .
The New Jersey Plan was a proposal as to how the United States should be governed. The
plan required each state to have one vote in Congress rather than the quantity of votes being
based on population. This was to assure the equality of the states despite their population. The
New Jersey Plan was presented to the Constitutional Convention by William Paterson on June
17 , 1787. The plan included 11 resolutions and some key thoughts such as, reestablishing the
unicameral structure from the Articles of Confederation,each state was equivalent regardless of
their population, enabling Congress to tax,and power to tax and direct instate trade. Within the
plan , the arrangement of the government would be the three branches(Legislative, Judicial and
Executive). The legislative power would originate from the states that each would have one vote
despite of the population and would be unicameral . Congress would have the ability to make an
official chamber that would be limited to a single 4 year term . The executive branch would be
more than just one person and could be expelled by a majority . The judicial branch would have
no control over the states and would be designated by the executive branch and would serve for
life . After debates between the New Jersey and Virginia Plan the majority of vote was for
Virgina but the final result was the Great compromise which was a mix of both plans.
In 1787, twelve states came together at the Constitutional Convention to address national
change. The goals of this discussion came to be known as the Great Compromise of 1787 and
brought about the making of the United States Constitution. The compromise , proposed by
representatives from Connecticut , brought about a administration with legislative , executive
and judicial branch that received a bicameral governing body by which the lower house was
chosen by the population and the upper house was represented by two state delegates each .
The new government depended on the popular sovereignty,which gave power to the people . It
also incorporated federalism, which separated administrative power between the states and
government. finally , slaves would be considered three-fifth of a man when it came to voting and
tax- representation. 39 delegates signed the Constitution on September 17,1787. The
Constitution eliminated the Article of Confederation and made another arrangement of the
government . After all , the Great Compromise sold platform that help shape the United States
government and continues to do so.

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