In 1787, a convention was held to assemble all of the fifty-five delegates at the Pennsylvania state house in Philadelphia. During this convention the New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan which were inherited from the Articles of Confederation were discussed. These two plans had different opinions on how the states were to be represented. The New Jersey plan called for equal representation between the thirteen states. While the Virginia plan called for representation by population. Although both are great plans/ideas, the Virginia plan was superior to the New Jersey plan. From time to time, there are those who disagree with the fact the Virginia Plan was superior than the New Jersey Plan. To start off, the Virginia Plan is superior to the
