1. Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan

2. Constitutional Convention
Set up to correct the areas where Articles of Confederations were thought to be weak
First act of the Convention was to name George Washington President
Some delegates wanted to amend, change, the Articles of Confederation and other wanted to start from scratch

4. Virginia Plan
Create a bicameral or two house National Legislature (Congress)
Each state would send representatives to Congress based on the population of their state
State with more population would have more voting power
Major features:
Legislature have the right to tax and regulate foreign and interstate commerce (trade)
National Legislature would have the power to veto state laws
Executive and Judicial Branch would join the Legislative Branch

5. New Jersey Plan
Smaller populated states felt they would have little power under the Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan aimed to keep state government in more power
Major Features:
Give Congress power to tax and regulate foreign and interstate commerce (trade)
Create executive and Judicial Branches
Unicameral Congress , one house, where all states had equal votes