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The Virginia Plan Was Written By George On May 29, 1787

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Daron Kozian Professor Hamman POLS 001 03/13/2017 Constitutional Convention The Virginia plan was written by James Madison on May 29, 1787. The Virginia plan proposed a strong central government. The government consisted of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The Virginia plan favored the large states. The congress would make decisions according to state population votes. The executive branch makes laws official. The president is the head of the executive branch. There is a separate judiciary and interpreter of laws. The relationship between national and state powers was good because states make and enforce their own laws. The new jersey plan was presented by William Patterson on June 15, 1787. Small state would benefit

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