Virginia Plan
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The Virginia Plan was a proposed plan of government for the United States presented at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The plan called for the creation of a supreme national government with thr
Front side of the Virginia Plan 1787
New Jersey Plan
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The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the structure of the United States government presented during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Principally authored by William Paterson of New Jersey, the
Virginia Plan
…population-weighted representation in the proposed national legislature. The Virginia Plan favored the interests of states with large populations, and the New Jersey Plan was proposed in response to protect small state interests. From May 25 to September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia…
William Paterson, principal author of the New Jersey Plan