History of North America

What did the Virginia Plan and New Jersey form?

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were two competing proposals for structuring the government of the United States presented at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The Virginia Plan, advocated by James Madison, proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population and a strong executive elected by the legislature. The New Jersey Plan, supported by William Paterson, called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state and a weak executive chosen by the legislature. The two plans were eventually merged to form the framework for the United States Constitution.