Quiz #2: Virginia and New Jersey Plans

The Virginia Plan proposed what organization of government?

Create a government with three seperate branches that each had different responsibilities.

Using the cenus, which state would MOST likely support the New Jersey Plan?

Delaware.

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed to create an executive branch. What would the main job of this branch be?

Enforcing laws.

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed to create a judicial branch. What would the main job of this branch be?

Interpreting laws.

The New Jersey Plan was proposed as another option to the Virginia Plan. How did this plan differ from the Virginia Plan?

It called for all states to have equal representation in Congress.

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed to create a legislative branch. What would the main job of this branch be?

Making laws.

Using the cenus, which state would MOST likely support the Virginia Plan?

Massachusetts.

How did the Virginia Plan change the goals of the Constitutional Convention?

Proposed an entirely new form of government and supported tossing out the Articles of Confederation.

Identify a significant difference between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans.

The New Jersey Plan called for a 3-person executive (president) while the Virginia Plan suggested a single person.

Why was Representation in the new government such a major debate at the Constitutional Convention?

The delegates knew that the more representation each state had the more power that state had in the new government.