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The Virginia Plan

Branches Three - legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislature was more powerful, as it chose people to serve in the executive and judicial branches.
Legislature Two houses (bicameral). The House of Representatives was elected by the people and the Senate was elected by the state legislatures. Both were represented proportionally.
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The legislature could regulate interstate trade, strike down laws deemed unconstitutional and use armed forces to enforce laws.

The New Jersey Plan

Branches Three - legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislature appoints people to serve in the executive branch, and the executive branch selects the justices of the Supreme Court.
Legislature One house (unicameral). States would be represented equally, so all states had the same power.
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The national government could levy taxes and import duties, regulate trade, and state laws would be subordinate to laws passed by the national legislature.

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