<P> Unsatisfied with the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan, Alexander Hamilton proposed his own plan . It also was known as the British Plan, because of its resemblance to the British system of strong centralized government . In his plan, Hamilton advocated virtually doing away with state sovereignty and consolidating the states into a single nation . The plan featured a bicameral legislature, the lower house elected by the people for three years . The upper house would be elected by electors chosen by the people and would serve for life . The plan also gave the Governor, an executive elected by electors for a life - term of service, an absolute veto over bills . State governors would be appointed by the national legislature, and the national legislature had veto power over any state legislation . </P> <P> Hamilton presented his plan to the Convention on June 18, 1787 . The plan was perceived as a well - thought - out plan, but it was not considered, because it resembled the British system too closely . It also contemplated the loss of most state authority, which the states were unwilling to allow . </P> <P> Immediately after Randolph finished laying out the Virginia Plan, Charles Pinckney of South Carolina presented his own plan to the Convention . As Pinckney did not write it down, the only evidence of the plan are Madison's notes, so the details are somewhat vague . It was a confederation, or treaty, among the thirteen states . There was to be a bicameral legislature made up of a Senate and a House of Delegates . The House would have one member for every one thousand inhabitants . The House would elect Senators who would serve by rotation for four years and represent one of four regions . Congress would meet in a joint session to elect a President, and would also appoint members of the cabinet . Congress, in joint session, would serve as the court of appeal of last resort in disputes between states . Pinckney did also provide for a supreme Federal Judicial Court . The Pinckney plan was not debated, but it may have been referred to by the Committee of Detail . </P> <P> The Connecticut Compromise, forged by Roger Sherman from Connecticut, was proposed on June 11 . In a sense it blended the Virginia (large - state) and New Jersey (small - state) proposals . Ultimately, however, its main contribution was in determining the apportionment of the Senate, and thus retaining a federal character in the constitution . Sherman sided with the two - house national legislature of the Virginia Plan, but proposed "That the proportion of suffrage in the 1st . branch (house) should be according to the respective numbers of free inhabitants; and that in the second branch or Senate, each State should have one vote and no more ." This plan failed at first, but on July 23 the question was finally settled . </P>

Which of the following led to numerous debates among the delegates at the constitutional convention