How Did Randolph Influence The Judicial Branch Of Government

Edmund Jennings Randolph. Otherwise known as the governor of Virginia and defender of the Virginia plan at the Constitutional Convention. Randolph was a person very interested in politics and logical reasoning behind things because he always believed that facts were very important to life. He was the person to introduce the Virginia plan which was a government system that consisted of three branches of government, legislative, executive, and judicial. He was also the person that suggested a second general convention be called so that they could discuss matters more regarding the Constitution. Randolph was said to be “a young gentleman in whom unite all the accomplishments of the scholar and the statesmen” and was very knowledgeable when it came to matters dealing with government. Edmund Randolph was born on August 10, 1753 Williamsburg, Virginia where he would stay for most of his lifetime. As a child Randolph and his father went separate ways because of his father being a loyalist and having no …show more content…
He would represent Virginia and would inform the committee of his government plan he had to offer. He proposed a government system that consisted of three branches of government. This system was called the Virginia plan and had a legislative, executive, and judicial branch of government. Some states did not like Randolph’s proposal and declined the offer. However, Randolph was determined to get his plan to be a working system in the future for the United States. He then suggested a second general convention be held to discuss more about Virginia’s plan and the Constitution as a whole. He was present when the Constitution was signed, but declined signing it himself. He explained why he had not signed the Constitution and it was because Republicans were trying to change it and he had thought that they would regret what they were doing in the long