MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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a court system with judges.
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a unicameral legislature.
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expanded powers for Congress.
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each state got one vote.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New Jersey Plan Definition The New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral (single chamber) legislature with equal representation, and would have revised the Articles of Confederation to keep more power in the hands of the states instead of a centralized government.
Detailed explanation-2: -In response, William Paterson proposed what became known as the New Jersey Plan, presenting it to the Convention on June 15. The centerpiece of Paterson’s plan was a unicameral (one-house) legislature in which each state had a single vote.
Detailed explanation-3: -The alternative to the Virginia Plan, William Paterson’s New Jersey Plan, intended to give states equal representation in a one-bodied legislature.
Detailed explanation-4: -The key feature of Patterson’s proposal was giving equal power to every state, regardless of population.