<P> The Virginia Plan ( also known as the Randolph Plan , after its sponsor , or the Large - State Plan ) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch . The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 . The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and , in particular , for setting forth the idea of population - weighted representation in the proposed national legislature . </P>
<P> The Virginia Plan ( also known as the Randolph Plan , after its sponsor , or the Large - State Plan ) was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch . The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 . The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and , in particular , for setting forth the idea of population - weighted representation in the proposed national legislature . </P>
what document led to the formation of a bicameral legislature
what document led to the formation of a bicameral legislature
The Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan