The Virginia and New Jersey Plan

The Great Compromise By: Sara SchneiderSalma Quintanilla

Shoshana SchneiderNina SchneiderSimran Shetye

What is it?• Virginia: proposed legislative branch

with two branches (cameral / federal). Believed representation is connected with population.• New Jersey: proposed legislative branch

for each state (unicameral / state). Believed representation should be definite.

Cause…• The plans were created

because the Articles of Confederation were weak and unsatisfactory to govern the American people

Effect…• Flaws were deciphered:- National government could veto state

laws and representation was based on population

- Gave new government power to tax- Preserved state rights and equality

What is it? (Continued)• Agreement that large and small

states reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787

- Legislation that states had to follow as a part of the USA.

Cause…• To form a compromise

between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans to create a form of legislation in the USA

Effect…• Created House of Representatives and

the Senate• Two representatives from each state

were in the Senate• House of Representatives was appointed

by the population, which is determined every ten years by a census

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