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Virginia Plan | New Jersey Plan | U.S. Constitution Provisions | |
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*Seventeenth Amendment later provided for popular election of senators |
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Number of houses in legislature | 2 (Bicameral) | 1 (Unicameral) | 2 (Bicameral) |
How representation is determined | Varies based on each state’s population or by the financial support each state gives to the central government | Equal representation for each state | Equal representation for each state in the Senate; representation in the House of Representatives varies based on each state’s population |
How representatives are chosen | Members of House of Representatives elected by popular vote; members of Senate nominated by state legislatures and then chosen by House | Elected by state legislatures | Members of House of Representatives elected by popular vote in each state; members of Senate chosen by state legislatures |
Name | State | Background |
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George Washington | Virginia | Planter; commander of the Continental Army in the American Revolution |
James Madison | Virginia | Legislator; major proponent of replacing Articles |
Benjamin Franklin | Pennsylvania | Writer; printer; inventor; legislator; diplomat |
Gouverneur Morris | Pennsylvania | Lawyer; merchant; legislator |
Alexander Hamilton | New York | Lawyer; legislator; champion of strong central government |
Roger Sherman | Connecticut | Merchant; mayor of New Haven; legislator; judge |
John Dickinson | Delaware | Lawyer; historian; major advocate of independence |
1st: | Guarantees freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition |
2nd: | Guarantees right to bear arms |
3rd: | Prohibits quartering of troops in private homes |
4th: | Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures |
5th: | Guarantees due process for accused persons |
6th: | Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial in the state where the offense was committed |
7th: | Guarantees the right to jury trial for civil cases tried in federal courts |
8th: | Prohibits excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments |
9th: | Provides that people have rights beyond those stated in the Constitution |
10th: | Provides that powers not granted to the national government belong to the states and to the people |
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