Virginia plan

American  

[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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Virginia plan

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

But the letter from Mendelson and the other council members said the Virginia plan runs counter to an agreement in the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, which said the jurisdictions’ shares should be equal.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 14, 2018

She supports a Virginia plan to use offshore drilling royalties to pay for transportation improvements within the state.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2016

The Virginia plan envisioned replacing the Confederation with a strong national government.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Connecticut compromise was really a decisive victory for Madison and his party, although it modified the Virginia plan so considerably.

From The Critical Period of American History by John Fiske

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