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Concern Over VA Plan
Small states feared that
underneath the Virginia Plan. The
they had very little say in
The Virginia Plan upset the
they would retain little
smaller states would have to obey the
creating.
States were also concerned that a strong central government would
For example, if two or more
from the
take too much
states had a conflict, the national legislature would step in and resolve it
for them.
The New Jersey Plan
About 2 weeks after the Virginia Plan was presented, New Jersey
Delegate,
presented a counterproposal called the
The New Jersey Plan also called for a strong central government with
three branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial).
Unlike the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, called for a one house or
legislature.
