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Drafting the Constitution

Question 6 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

Which statement about the Virginia Plan is accurate?

Answer
A
It called for a unicameral legislature.
B
It supported the interests of the smaller states.
C
It proposed an executive staff instead of a single executive.
D
It inspired the creation of the New Jersey Plan.

Explanation

The Virginia Plan proposed a national government with representation based largely on population, favoring larger states. Smaller states objected and put forward the New Jersey Plan as an alternative, so the accurate statement is that the Virginia Plan inspired the creation of the New Jersey Plan. It proposed a bicameral legislature, not a unicameral one, and a single executive rather than an executive staff.

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