Great—or Connecticut—Compromise
CLEP American Government, Chapter 3 Great—or Connecticut—Compromise The conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey plans threatened the Convention because neither population nor state equality could prevail everywhere without placing the losing side at a lasting disadvantage. The Connecticut, or Great, Compromise created a bicameral Congress with a different representational rule in each chamber. House […]
Virginia Plan
CLEP American Government, Chapter 3 Virginia Plan Edmund Randolph introduced the Virginia Plan near the beginning of the Convention, drawing heavily on ideas associated with James Madison and the Virginia delegation. It proposed a national government with legislative, executive, and judicial institutions rather than a modest repair of the Confederation Congress. The national legislature would […]
