Paterson Plan
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The Paterson Plan, formally known as the New Jersey Plan, was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that advocated for equal representation of states in a unicameral legislature, favoring smaller states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paterson Plan canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Jersey Plan
ⓘ
constitutional proposal ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| advocated |
equal representation of states
ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
representation of states
ⓘ
structure of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue | balance between large and small states ⓘ |
| countryContext | United States of America ⓘ |
| debatedAt | Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| documentLanguage | English ⓘ |
| elementsIncorporatedInto | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| favored | small states ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Paterson Plan ⓘ |
| hasFormalName | New Jersey Plan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Founding of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Founding Era of the United States
|
| influenced |
Great Compromise
ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
structure of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| legalDomain | constitutional law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Paterson ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Virginia Plan ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| presentedInCity | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| presentedInYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
preserve equal state sovereignty
ⓘ
strengthen central government without proportional representation ⓘ |
| proposedBranch |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| proposedBy | William Paterson ⓘ |
| proposedExecutiveSelectionBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Congress
|
| proposedExecutiveStructure | plural executive ⓘ |
| proposedExecutiveTerm | limited term ⓘ |
| proposedFederalPowersOverStates |
power to regulate trade
ⓘ
power to tax ⓘ power to use force to compel state compliance ⓘ |
| proposedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| proposedJudiciaryAppointmentBy |
Senate
ⓘ
executive ⓘ |
| proposedLegislatureType | unicameral ⓘ |
| proposedOnDate | 1787-06-15 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Articles of Confederation
ⓘ
Great Compromise ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
Virginia Plan ⓘ |
| representationBasis | state equality ⓘ |
| soughtToAmend | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| supportedBy | delegates from small states ⓘ |
| ultimatelyOutcome | rejected as full framework ⓘ |
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