On July 4, 1776, after the colonists gained their Independence from England.

The decision to form a new government was proposed,after the Articles of Confedera-
tion no longer had any benefit. A meeting was put together which was called the Consti-
tution Convention which was gathering to discuss the direction of the government. Due
to the different political views that were raised, regarding the amount of representatives
that should be allowed.

In May 29, 1787, James Madison drafted and wrote a plan that was motioned
during the Constitutional Convention. Edmund Randolph acknowledged this plan as the
Virginia Plan. This would later become the United States Constitution. It was created to
form a bicameral legislature, in representation of both houses which would satisfy the
national government.Yet, giving majority of the power to the national government did not
work because the government had economic disorganization, legislative inabilities and
lack of central government. It favored large states that had a greater voice than most.
The plan also called for the branches to have a separation of powers divided into three
branches. The Legislative branch which was propositioned based on state's population.
The other two were the executive and judicial branch. The other decision was to create
two houses, one with members in which they were elected by the people giving them a
three year term. The other house would than be elected by the state legislatures who
would have a seven year term. It primarily favored that each of the state would have a
different number of representatives that would be based on their population. It gave
Congress privilege to continue until the new articles of union were adopted. Though the
plan was well thought out it only looked out for the small states and not the larger
states.

The New Jersey Plan was an alternative plan that was proposed after the Vir-
ginia Plan. This plan was written by William Patterson.Many delegates from Connecti-
cut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland were present. They stated that
each state should be allowed an equal number of representatives per state, in order to
protect the equality of the states. It also proposed that a single representative in Con-
gress from each state would give one vote. This created a conflict with the larger states.
The plan also proposed that the government would be divided into three branches. The
legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch. This plan would allow
Congress the power to create an executive branch who would have a limit to a single
four year term and have the power to tax. The executive branch would have more than
one person , and could only be removed by a majority. The judiciary branch would be
appointed by the executive branch, serving for life and would have no power over the
states. This plan did not work because it only benefited the larger states, who did not
want any equal representation.

The Great Compromise which was also called the Connecticut Compromise. It
was created in 1787, and proposed by Roger Sherman as well as Oliver Ellisworth. The
Compromise proposed that each state would have a two house legislature. In this
Compromise it was agreed that each state would be assigned a number of seats, which
satisfied the smaller states. Furthermore, it was agreed that The House of Representa-
tives would include a representative per every 30,000 individuals in the state. This plan
became better known as the Great Compromise.The laws under the Great Compromise
would allow a combined legislature branch that will allow them to agree upon legisla-
tures before it becomes the law. This Compromise gave power to the people and di-
vided governmental power between the states and federal government. This Compro-
mise has continued to work in our country as of today.

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