Question

The following question refers to a hypothetical situation.

On the day scheduled for the Virginia Plan’s presentation, Edmund Randolph, its intended presenter, gets sick. You are handed the plan and charged with defending it. Write an argument using three main points of the Virginia Plan that will convince the Constitutional Convention’s delegates to adopt its policies.

Answer 1

The Virginia Plan, inspired by James Madison, proposed that both houses of the legislature would be determined proportionately. The lower house would be elected by the people, and the upper house would be elected by the lower house.