Flashcard sets with a 'virginia plan' term meaning 'the virginia plan was presented to the constitutional convention and proposed the creation of a bicameral legislature with representation in both houses proportional to population. the virginia plan favored the large states, which would have a much greater voice. in opposition, the small states proposed the new jersey plan. in the end, the two sides found common ground through the connecticut compromise.'

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