The Virginia Plan proposed a system of representation in the national legislature that was based upon

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The Virginia Plan proposed that representation in the national legislature be based on population or proportion of revenue contribution, or both. This meant that larger states would have a greater say in the national government, which was a contentious issue during the Constitutional Convention. The plan was ultimately revised to include the Connecticut Compromise, which created a bicameral legislature with one house (the Senate) having equal representation for each state and the other house (the House of Representatives) being based on population.

The Virginia Plan Proposed a System of Representation in the National