James Madison drafted one possible plan for a new American legislature,
known as the Virginia Plan. The Virginia Plan called for
Choose 1 answer:
A
a three-part government with an executive, legislative, and judicial
branches, providing checks and balances on each branch
B
a unicameral legislature in which every state had one vote, giving
equal representation to large and small states
C
a bicameral legislature in which representation in Congress would
be based on population, benefitting larger states

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∻Answer∻ ⚹ The correct answer to the multiple-choice question about the Virginia Plan is: C. a bicameral legislature in which representation in Congress would be based on population, benefitting larger states. ⚹ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ The Virginia Plan proposed a new structure of government with a bicameral legislature, where representation would be based on state population or financial contributions, favoring larger states. (KC-3.2.I.B) ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ The Virginia Plan, drafted by James Madison, was presented at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature. The representation in both houses of the legislature would be based on population or wealth, which would give larger states more influence. This plan was a departure from the Articles of Confederation, which had a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state.⚹◊What key features of the Virginia Plan differentiated it from other proposed plans for a new⍭ Generate me a similar question◊⚶[{"title": "Constitutional Compromises: Crash Course Government and Politics #5", "video_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCCmuftyj8A"}, {"title": "The Bicameral Congress: Crash Course Government and Politics #2", "video_link": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9defOwVWS8"}]⚶

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