The plan in which all states were represented equally in the legislature is known as the New Jersey Plan. Proposed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, it aimed to maintain the structure of the Articles of Confederation by providing each state with one vote in a unicameral legislature, regardless of population size. This plan was favored by smaller states that feared losing influence in a system based on population. Ultimately, a compromise led to the creation of a bicameral legislature, balancing both proportional and equal representation.
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They would be represented equally.
The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature, which would consist of two houses with representation based on population, favoring larger states. In contrast, the New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, which was more favorable to smaller states. Most states in the U.S. currently have a bicameral legislature, similar to the Virginia Plan, except for Nebraska, which has a unicameral legislature.
The New Jersey Plan featured a one house legislature in which all states were equal.
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The New Jersey Plan
1. Legislature is 2 chamber (VA plan) a. Representation in the House of Rep. would be apportioned according to the population of each state (VA plan wanted rep. by population) b. States would be equally represented in the Senate (NJ plan wanted rep equally by state) 2. One president with electoral college
New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan proposed that the new legislature have representation based on a states population. The New Jersey Plan proposed that the new legislature let each state have the same number of representatives.
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 Virginia plan wanted a bicameral legislature, with each state having representation depending on their population. This appealed to the large states but less to the small states, who favored the New Jersey Plan, which provided a single house of goverment with states represented equally, no matter the size or population. In the end, parts of both plan were used under the Connecticut compromise, in which the federal government was bicameral, in with one chamber appointed based on population (the House of Representatives) and the other chamber with every state represented equally.