American Government / Unit 1 Gov 027 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Virginia Plan
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The idea
The Virginia Plan proposed a strong national government with representation in both legislative chambers based on state population.
In practice
Large states favored the plan: more people, more seats, more power.
Where people slip
Population-based seats in both chambers would let a few large states outvote the rest.
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