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Written mainly by James Madison.

Clearly designed to replace the Articles of Confederation, instead of revising them.

Called for a gov. of 3 branches:

Legislative: make laws

Executive: carry out the laws

Judicial: interpret the laws

Bicameral: made up of 2 houses, as in a bicameral legislature.
It proposed that the representation in both houses should be based on the population of each state.

States with larger population will have and get more representatives, causing more influence, than states w/ small popu.

Thoughts of the people:

It gave too much power to the national government.

They opposed a bicameral legislature.

Smaller states didn't like the idea that their representation in congress being tied to population.

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It was an alternative approach

It was introduced by William Patterson of New Jersey

Proposed a series of amendments to the Articles of Confederation

They would have created a more powerful national government with a unicameral legislature in which all states have equal representation

Small states welcomed the New Jersey Plan

There have been a lot of debates on whether to agree to the New Jersey Plan or the Virginia Plan

Each state had one vote

equal representation union of states not people

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The Virginia Plan proposed that representation in both houses should be based on the population of each state.

The smaller states did not like their representation in Congress being tied to population.

The New Jersey Plan proposed a legislature in which all states had equal representation

In the Senate, states would have equal representation.

In the House of Representatives, states would have representation based on their populations.

Sherman's plan

known as the Great Compromise

resolved the thorny issue of representation in Congress and allowed the convention to move forward.

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Rodger Sherman of Connecticut

His idea was a mix of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

Upper house senate

States get a equal presentation

Appointed by the state legislatures

Lower house senate

Elected by the people

James Madison

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made up of one house, as in a unicameral legislature

The New Jersey Plan created a somewhat more powerful national government with a unicameral

a government with only one legislative house or chamber

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Is made up of two houses, as in a bicameral legislature

Under the Virginia Plan, the new government would have a bicameral government

a government with two legislative houses or chambers

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He played a really good role, no one played a greater role than him during the conventions.

He was only 36 years old

But he still had already served in Congress and in the Virginia legislature.

He was a serious student of politics and democratic theory

Took notes during the meetings and worked to promote the new plan

Was the most profound political thinker and the best prepared of all the delegates.

Called the Father of the Constitution