Use the chart below to answer the following question Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Two house legislature
One house legislature
(bicameral)
(Unicameral)
Representation in Congress based Equal representation in
on population
Congress
Supported by larger states Supported by smaller states
What was the main difference between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?
O The Virginia Plan did not include a court system.
One called for two branches of government and one for three
The Virginia Plan called for proportional representation in both houses of Congress.
The New Jersey Plan gave the federal government more power than it had under the Articles of Confederation.
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