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The '''Virginia Plan''' was an idea for legislative representation during the [[Constitutional Convention]] that favored representation by population, a bicameral legislature, and a new Constitution. The larger states supported this plan. The [[Great Compromise]] used [[Virginia]]'s ideas in forming the [[House of Representatives]].
The '''Virginia Plan''' was a proposal introduced by [[James Madison]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]]. It proposed representation based on population, giving larger states more power than smaller states. It called for a [[Bicameral Legislature]] with a lower house elected from citizens of each state, and an upper house elected by members of the lower house.<ref>U.S Government and Politics, by Paul Soifer</ref> This legislature was able to [[veto]] laws passed by states. It was responsible to choose the national executive. Many larger states supported this plan.
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