USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -William Paterson’s New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral (one-house) legislature with equal votes of states and an executive elected by a national legislature. This plan maintained the form of government under the Articles of Confederation while adding powers to raise revenue and regulate commerce and foreign affairs.

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 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: -The Virginia, or large state, plan provided for a bicameral legislature with representation of each state based on its population or wealth; the New Jersey, or small state, plan proposed equal representation for each state in Congress.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Virginia Plan went through various revisions and amendments before it was finalized and adopted at the Convention. Id. The later amended version consisted of a bicameral legislature with members of one branch elected by the people, and members of the second branch elected by the individual state legislatures.