When the United States Constitution was being drafted in 1787, the New Jersey Plan was an option proposed by William Paterson, a New Jersey delegate. The Plan called for only one house of Congress with each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population. The New Jersey Plan was made as an alternative to the Virginia Plan, which provided for a central government with representation by population.
the New Jersey plan
The Virginia plan wanted = Large states wanted representation by populationThe New Jersey plan wanted = Small states wanted equal number of representation
United States Constitution
Type your answer here.Which plan called for two houses in the legislature, one where states would have equal representation and one where representation would be in proportion to population..
The smaller states followed the "Connecticut Plan" which, as opposed to the larger states' preference, the "Virginia Plan," made plans for a unicameral body in which all states had equal representation - today known as the Senate. The Virginia Plan, on the other hand, was favored by the larger states because it stated that larger populations would equal greater representation in Congress - today known as the House of Representatives.
In the Virginia plan they wanted it based on population because they were a bigger state. But in the New Jersey plan they wanted an equal representation because they had a smaller population.
No the plan was meant for the smaller states for equal representation whereas the Virginia plan was meant to be recorded by population.
The New Jersey plan called for equal representation in congress, while the Virginia plan called for representation by population. The Connecticut Compromise eventually won out, with congress as it is today.
equal representation between states
No, the Virginia plan called for representation by population. This put Virginia at a huge advantage (being one of the most heavily populated states) while giving states such as Rhode Island almost no representation.
New Jersey
yes
The Virginia Plan was based on population, while the New Jersey plan gave all states equal legislative representation. The small states could have been effectively stymied by control of the more populous states under the Virginia plan. The compromise was to form a bicameral Congress with one chamber using a form of each of the plans: the House of Representatives with proportional representation and the Senate with equal representation.