Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Called for a legislature of two
houses, one to be elected by the
people of the nation and the other
by state legislatures
Called for a one-house national
legislature elected by state
legislatures
A one person executive who could
veto the legislature with the
consent of a ‘Council of Revision’
A supreme court, its judges to be
appointed by the legislature
A supreme judiciary with
limited powers
National government would have
the power to override state laws
National government would
not have the power to override
state laws
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