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The two major divisions of the constitutional convention are:

THE Virginia PLAN proposed by James Madison that divided the government into three branches the legislative, executive, judicial branches.

The second division was THE New Jersey PLAN proposed by William Paterson of NEW JERSEY. This plan

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