Edmund Randolph of the Virginia delegation proposes,…

May 1787 CE

Edmund Randolph of the Virginia delegation proposes, on May 29, 1787, the creation of a bicameral legislature.

Under his proposal, membership in both houses would be allocated to each state proportional to its population; however, candidates for the lower house would be nominated and elected by the people of each state.

This proposal allows fairness and equality to the people.

Candidates for the upper house would be nominated by the state legislatures of each state, then elected by the members of the lower house.

This proposal is known as the Virginia Plan.

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