the virginia plan gave more power to the legislative branch.
the virginia plan gave more power to the legislative branch.
which branch did the virginia plan give more power to?
legislative branch
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the virginia plan (also known as the randolph plan, after its sponsor, or the large-state plan) was a proposal by virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch. the plan was drafted by james madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the constitutional convention of 1787. the virginia plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and, in particular, for setting forth the idea of population-weighted representation in the proposed national legislature.
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before a quorum was reached at the philadelphia convention on may 25, 1787, madison worked with other members of the virginia delegation, especially edmund randolph and george mason, to create and present the virginia plan. the virginia plan was an outline for a new federal constitution; it called for three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial), a bicameral congress (consisting of the united states senate and the united states house of representatives) apportioned by population, and a federal council of revision that would have the right to veto laws passed by congress. reflecting the centralization of power envisioned by madison, the virginia plan granted the u.s. senate the power to overturn any law passed by state governments. the virginia plan did not explicitly lay out the structure of the executive branch, but madison himself favored a single executive. many delegates were surprised to learn that the plan called for the abrogation of the articles and the creation of a new constitution, to be ratified by special conventions in each state rather than by the state legislatures. nonetheless, with the assent of prominent attendees such as washington and benjamin franklin, the delegates went into a secret session to consider a new constitution.
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