Question

At the constitutional convention, the Virginia plan would have granted more power to

Answer 1

The government.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Virginia plan was drafted by James Madison. It proposed a strong central government with three branches (executive, legislative, and judicial). A strong central government would mean the power would go more towards the central government.

Answer 2

The Virginia Plan was a proposal presented at the Constitutional Convention. The plan proposed a bicameral legislative branch. More importantly, the plan presented the idea of population-weighted representation in the legislature. This meant that states would gain representation based on the size of their population. Therefore, the Virginia Plan would have granted more power to populous states. The Virginia Plan existed alongside the New Jersey Plan, and the two were eventually combined to create our current system.