MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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no executive branch.
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one vote per state.
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no judicial branch.
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one branch of government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The New Jersey Plan was designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress, as under the Articles of Confederation. Its acceptance would have doomed plans for a strong national government and minimally altered the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-2: -What states supported the New Jersey Plan? The specific states that supported the plan were New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Connecticut (initially), and one delegate from Maryland, Luther Martin.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Friday, June 15, 1787: The Convention Today William Paterson introduced a plan now known as the The New Jersey Plan. Mr. Paterson’s plan was designed to keep an equal vote in Congress for each state, an issue that would be fought over for the next month.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.