James Madison, an American statesman and a political theorist, wrote the Virginia Plan in 1787.
The Virginia plan called for a strong central government with three branches known as executive, legislative, and judicial. The Virginia plan also called for a bicameral (two branches) congress. The bicameral Congress would have two houses (an upper and a lower house) and the two would meet separately and would have to agree upon a bill before it became a law. The two houses were known as the House of Representatives (elected by people) and Senate (elected by state legislature). House of Representatives and Senate were represented proportionally. Under the Virginia plan, the federal government would have power to lay taxes, raise revenue, and enforce …show more content…
The New Jersey plan is the opposite of the Virginia plan and it was made to fix the faults in the Articles of Confederation. Unlike the Virginia plan, the New Jersey plan centered the federal government in a unicameral (one chamber) congress. The congress would be accountable for raising tariffs, negotiating with foreign powers, settlement of territories, and making war and peace. The New Jersey plan proposed that the seats in the congress would be represented equally among the states. So, smaller states such as New Jersey, New York, and Delaware benefited from the New Jersey plan because they had equal representation as larger states. The New Jersey plan also had the three branches known as the legislative, executive and judicial. The New Jersey plan preferred giving states the control over the federal government rather than the people. The New Jersey plan believed that the states should have more power than the National government. Under the New Jersey plan, the legislature had powers to make, change or revoke laws. The problem with the New Jersey plan was that it was not democratic enough. Smaller states could outvote larger states and the federal congress could heavily tax the
The Virginia plan called for a strong central government with three branches known as executive, legislative, and judicial. The Virginia plan also called for a bicameral (two branches) congress. The bicameral Congress would have two houses (an upper and a lower house) and the two would meet separately and would have to agree upon a bill before it became a law. The two houses were known as the House of Representatives (elected by people) and Senate (elected by state legislature). House of Representatives and Senate were represented proportionally. Under the Virginia plan, the federal government would have power to lay taxes, raise revenue, and enforce …show more content…
The New Jersey plan is the opposite of the Virginia plan and it was made to fix the faults in the Articles of Confederation. Unlike the Virginia plan, the New Jersey plan centered the federal government in a unicameral (one chamber) congress. The congress would be accountable for raising tariffs, negotiating with foreign powers, settlement of territories, and making war and peace. The New Jersey plan proposed that the seats in the congress would be represented equally among the states. So, smaller states such as New Jersey, New York, and Delaware benefited from the New Jersey plan because they had equal representation as larger states. The New Jersey plan also had the three branches known as the legislative, executive and judicial. The New Jersey plan preferred giving states the control over the federal government rather than the people. The New Jersey plan believed that the states should have more power than the National government. Under the New Jersey plan, the legislature had powers to make, change or revoke laws. The problem with the New Jersey plan was that it was not democratic enough. Smaller states could outvote larger states and the federal congress could heavily tax the