Questions and Answers
What is the Virginia Plan?
What does the Legislative Branch do?
Makes the laws
What is the role of the Executive Branch?
Carries out laws
What is the Judicial Branch responsible for?
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What does the New Jersey Plan propose?
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What is Proportional Representation?
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What is Equal Representation?
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What was the Great Compromise?
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Study Notes
Virginia Plan
- Proposed by James Madison, a delegate from Virginia.
- Called for representation in Congress based on state population, benefiting larger states.
Legislative Branch
- Responsible for making laws.
- A key component of the federal government structure.
Executive Branch
- Tasked with carrying out and enforcing laws.
- Works alongside the legislative and judicial branches.
Judicial Branch
- Handles the administration of justice.
- Ensures laws are interpreted and applied fairly.
New Jersey Plan
- Counterproposal to the Virginia Plan.
- Suggested a single-chamber Congress with equal votes for each state, favoring smaller states.
- Addressed concerns of larger states potentially overpowering smaller ones in legislative decisions.
Proportional Representation
- An electoral system where parties gain legislative seats corresponding to the percentage of votes they receive.
- Promotes fairness in representation based on voter support.
Equal Representation
- Each state receives an identical number of representatives in Congress, particularly in the Senate.
- Aimed at ensuring smaller states have a voice in the legislative process.
Great Compromise
- Reached during the Constitutional Convention.
- Merged elements of both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.
- Established a bicameral legislature with one house based on population and the other with equal representation for each state.
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