At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Madison drafted the plan presented by Virginia Governor Randolph, and William Patterson of "New Jersey" <span>presented a plan that was similar to the Articles of Confederation, since he wanted the new document to favor the relatively smaller states. </span>
B. A trial is not necessary
A summary judgement is when a Judge decides that the briefs of the lawyer is all that is needed to determine the outcome of a case. This is only used when there are no factual issues left to be tried.
In political science, a "nation" refers to a group of people who feel bound into a single body by shared culture, values, folkways, religion and/or language. A "state" just refers to a patch of land with a sovereign government. States often coincide with nations (and are called "nation-states," but not always.
