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1. Virginia Plan
2. New Jersey Plan

Drafted by James Madison

Supported a Bicameral Legislature

All legislative representation by "one state, one vote" rule

The chief executive would be one person

Also known as the "large states plan"

The executive branch would appoint the national judiciary

All legislative representation by population level in each state

The chief executive would consist of a group of people

Supported a Unicameral Legislature

Supported by smaller states that liked decentralized Articles of Confederation