... kind of government was best for the country? A plan was submitted by the Virginia delegation that had a guiding spirit belonging to James Madison. The "Virginia Plan" called for a government with three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. By dividing this power, it was intended to ensure that no group or individual could have too much authority. Also by allowing each ... helpless in a government dominated by large states. In turn they supported the New Jersey Plan, which gave all states an equal representation regardless of the population. Roger Sermon of Connecticut,...

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