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Virginia plan

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[ver-jin-yuh plan] / vərˈdʒɪn jə ˌplæn /

noun

American History.
  1. a plan, unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a legislature of two houses with proportional representation in each house and executive and judicial branches to be chosen by the legislature.


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The Prince George’s proposal suggests the team could, as in the Virginia plan, get a cut of taxes generated at the new development — a feature that has not been publicly discussed.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022

It’s reported jurisdictions in 15 states including West Virginia plan to use a mobile voting app for some voters before November, despite concerns from cybersecurity experts.

From Fox News ● Apr. 22, 2020

Under the Virginia plan, the District would contribute $178 million and Maryland would give $167 million.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2018

The supporters of the Virginia plan were no less vehement.

From Time Magazine Archive

The New Jersey plan as well as the Virginia plan recognized this fact.

From History of the United States by Charles A. (Charles Austin) Beard

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