alleryStart learning →The Virginia Plan proposed a legislature in which:
AOne house gave each state a single equal vote
BBoth houses apportioned seats by state population
CBoth houses were elected directly by the voters
DThe upper house was appointed by the president
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Both houses apportioned seats by state population
1. The Virginia delegates called for a bicameral legislature consisting of two houses.
2. The number of a state's representatives in each house was to be based on the state's population, which is what made the plan attractive to larger states.
3. Representatives in the lower house would be elected by popular vote, and those members would then select the upper house from candidates proposed by the state legislature.
4. Option C therefore fails because only the lower house was popularly elected, and the plan also gave the national government power to veto laws passed by state legislatures.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 3e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "The Constitution and Its Origins", §2.3 The Development of the Constitution_
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