MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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To have three sections of government; legislative, executive, and judicial
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To have equal representative power among each state
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To have a stronger central government than individual state governments
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To have every person in the state be an equal part of the government
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Detailed explanation-1: -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: -That is, each state’s representation in Congress would be based on its population. 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-3: -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-4: -The New Jersey Plan proposed: The Articles of Confederation should be amended. In addition to the existing powers under all of the Articles of Confederation, Congress gained authority to raise funds via tariffs and other measures, and to regulate interstate commerce and commerce with other nations.
Detailed explanation-5: -William Paterson proposed the New Jersey, or small state, plan, which provided for equal representation in Congress.