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II. Virginia Plan (Ch 9) Ares, Thomas, Dhruv, Samee Edmund Randolf was the first to propose the Virginia Plan, because he wanted a more Republican form of government. James Madison, who wanted to get rid of the Articles of Confederation, originally drafted this plan.
 * A. Who proposed the Virginia Plan?**


 * B. What were the most important components of this plan?**
 * 3 Branches of government
 * Bicameral Legislature (House of Representative and Senate)
 * Proportional Representation (Basing their power off of population size, instead of State's powers in congress being considered equally).
 * Congress has power over state rulings (regulation of trade).
 * Federal enforcement of laws (Congress can strike down state laws deemed unconstitutional, by calling armed forces).

They recommended that the national legislature should be divided into 2 parts - the house and the senate - which would balance each other's power. In addition to this states' representation would be proportional, allowing each state to have an equal opportunity in the government legislation. With proportional representation, the number of representatives from each state in the house and senate would be based on population size or on the amount that the state contributes to the federal treasury. Because of this, larger states with larger populations would have more representatives in legislature.
 * C. What did they recommend for the national legislature? How would each states’ representation be determined?**