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Each state having an equal vote.
It was focused on insuring that small states got an equal share of representation in the government. In the final compromise, the New Jersey Plan served as the model for the current US Senate, every state has the same representation, regardless of size and population.
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What was the plan that gave smaller states equal representation with larger states?
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.
How many houses were in the New Jersey plan?
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 representation by population.
What plan proposed a unicameral congress in which the states would be represented equally?
New Jersey Plan
What was the number of state votes under the New Jersey Plan?
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 each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population.
A bicameral, or two-house, Congress was a feature of which plan for the federal government presented at the constitution convention?
The Virginia plan
