Question

Why is the Virginia plan important

Answer 1

The Virginia was important because it influence how contemporary government functions.  Like today’s Constitution, the Virginia plan government had the executive, legislative and judiciary.  There were also checks and balances for each branch.  The legislative was more powerful because it would choose the people who would make up the executive and judicial branches of government.  The Virginia plan was countered by the New Jersey Plan because it appealed to Congress to accept votes based on population rather than state.  The smaller states objected to this because if the representation was based on population then it would lead to unequal results.