Randolph Plan

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The Randolph Plan, better known as the Virginia Plan, was a proposal introduced at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that advocated for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on population.

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instanceOf constitutional proposal ⓘ
plan for government ⓘ
advocated bicameral legislature ⓘ
strong national government ⓘ
aimedToReplace Articles of Confederation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Virginia Plan ⓘ
category Proposals of the Philadelphia Convention ⓘ
United States constitutional history ⓘ
contrastedWith New Jersey Plan ⓘ
countryContext United States ⓘ
favored large states ⓘ
hasComponent fifteen resolutions (original form) ⓘ
historicalEra Founding of the United States ⓘ
influenced United States Constitution ⓘ
structure of U.S. Congress ⓘ
inspiredCompromise Connecticut Compromise ⓘ
linked to: Great Compromise
introducedAt Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
introducedBy Edmund Randolph ⓘ
introducedInCity Philadelphia ⓘ
introducedInYear 1787 ⓘ
legislatureRepresentationBasedOn financial contributions ⓘ
population ⓘ
opposedBy small states ⓘ
proposedBranch executive branch ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ
legislative branch ⓘ
proposedByDelegation Virginia delegation ⓘ
proposedExecutiveSelectionBy national legislature ⓘ
proposedJudiciarySelectionBy national legislature ⓘ
proposedLegislatureType lower house elected by the people ⓘ
upper house chosen by lower house ⓘ
supportedPrinciple national supremacy ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ

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Virginia Plan → alsoKnownAs → Randolph Plan ⓘ