Question

How did the legislative branch of government differ under the virginia plan and the new jersey plan?

Answer 1

How did the legislative branch of government differ under the virginia plan and the new jersey plan?

The Virginia Plan proposed

instead a legislative branch

consisting of two chambers

(bicameral legislature), in each of

which the states would be

represented in proportion to

their “Quotas of contribution, or

to the number of free

inhabitants.” States with a large

population, like Virginia (which

was the most populous state at the time), would thus have more

representatives than smaller states. Large states supported this plan,

and smaller states, which feared losing substantial power in the

national government, generally opposed it, preferring an alternative

put forward by the New Jersey delegation on June 15. The New Jersey

Plan proposed a single-chamber legislature in which each state,

regardless of size, would have one vote, as under the Articles of

Confederation.

Answer 2

The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature, a legislative branch with two chambers. ... Under the New Jersey Plan, the unicameral legislature with one vote per state was inherited from the Articles of Confederation. This position reflected the belief that the states were independent entities.



:) Hope this helps