the Virginia Plan

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Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:strategy
gptkbp:advocated_for a national legislature
gptkbp:calls_for representation based on population
gptkbp:emphasizes gptkb:checks_and_balances
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Virginia Plan
gptkbp:included gptkb:Legislative_body
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:executive_branch
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:is_a_foundation_for gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
the federal system
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of the establishment of the legislative framework
gptkbp:is_adopted_by 1787
gptkbp:is_aimed_at create a strong national government
gptkbp:is_compared_to gptkb:the_New_Jersey_Plan
gptkbp:is_debated_in the Constitutional Convention
state representation
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkb:the_Founding_Fathers
gptkbp:is_influential_in the drafting of the Constitution
gptkbp:is_opposed_by smaller states
gptkbp:is_recommended_by three branches of government
gptkbp:is_tasked_with a stronger federal government
gptkbp:key American political history
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:the_Great_Compromise
gptkbp:negotiated_by state sovereignty and federal authority
gptkbp:presented_by gptkb:Edmund_Randolph
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:James_Madison
the history of American democracy
a national executive
the establishment of a federal system
the lower house be elected by the people
the structure of the United States government
the upper house be elected by the lower house
address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the Constitutional debates
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the formation of the U. S. government
gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_reflected the political climate of the time
gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_sought_to balance power between states and the federal government
gptkbp:was_a_plan_that_ultimately_led_to the creation of a bicameral Congress
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to the current U. S. Congress
gptkbp:was_a_proposal_that_emphasized the importance of population in representation
gptkbp:was_a_proposal_that_highlighted the need for a strong central authority
gptkbp:was_a_proposal_that_included a national judiciary
gptkbp:was_a_proposal_that_was_eventually integrated into the Constitution
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:was_a_significant_part_of_the Constitutional Convention discussions.
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the ideas of Montesquieu
gptkbp:was_one_of_the_first_plans_to address representation in Congress
gptkbp:was_part_of the larger debate on federalism
gptkbp:was_part_of_the_discussions_on the separation of powers
gptkbp:was_presented_alongside gptkb:the_New_Jersey_Plan
gptkbp:was_seen_as_favorable_to larger populations
gptkbp:was_supported_by larger states
gptkbp:was_ultimately_modified_by the Constitutional Convention delegates
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3