New Jersey Plan
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The New Jersey Plan was a proposal at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, preserving the structure and powers of the existing Confederation Congress.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Jersey Plan canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T490337 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Jersey Plan Context triple: [Constitutional Convention, proposedPlan, New Jersey Plan]
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A.
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population, shaping the framework of the U.S. Constitution.
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B.
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was the 1787 agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature by combining proportional representation in the House of Representatives with equal representation for each state in the Senate.
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C.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
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D.
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was the 1787 gathering of delegates in Philadelphia that drafted the United States Constitution, establishing the framework of the federal government.
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E.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Jersey Plan Target entity description: The New Jersey Plan was a proposal at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, preserving the structure and powers of the existing Confederation Congress.
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A.
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population, shaping the framework of the U.S. Constitution.
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B.
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was the 1787 agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature by combining proportional representation in the House of Representatives with equal representation for each state in the Senate.
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C.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
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D.
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was the 1787 gathering of delegates in Philadelphia that drafted the United States Constitution, establishing the framework of the federal government.
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E.
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ plan ⓘ |
| advocatedLegislatureType | unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| aimedTo | revise Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Paterson Plan
ⓘ
Small State Plan ⓘ |
| commercePower | granted to national government ⓘ |
| countryOfPresentation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| didNotPropose | proportional representation in legislature ⓘ |
| documentType | written proposal ⓘ |
| executiveChosenBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Congress
|
| hasTopic |
federalism
ⓘ
representation in Congress ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | articulated small-state interests at Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| includedProvision | federal coercion of states for compliance ⓘ |
| influencedCompromise |
Great Compromise
ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
|
| intendedTo | protect political power of small states ⓘ |
| judiciaryChosenBy | executive ⓘ |
| judiciaryStructure | supreme tribunal ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | contributed to equal representation in U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| legalSupremacyClause | national laws supreme over state laws ⓘ |
| legislativeRepresentationUnit | state ⓘ |
| locationOfPresentation | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| mainOpposingProposal | Virginia Plan ⓘ |
| opposedBy | large states ⓘ |
| partOf | debates of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| presentedIn | 1787 ⓘ |
| presentedOn | June 15, 1787 ⓘ |
| proposedBranchStructure | plural executive ⓘ |
| proposedBy | William Paterson ⓘ |
| proposedGovernmentLevel | federal government ⓘ |
| representationPrinciple | equal representation of states ⓘ |
| retainedFeatureOf | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| soughtToPreserve |
powers of Confederation Congress
ⓘ
structure of Confederation Congress ⓘ |
| sovereigntyPrinciple | state sovereignty preserved ⓘ |
| status | rejected as full framework ⓘ |
| subjectOf | American constitutional history ⓘ |
| supportedBy | small states ⓘ |
| taxationPower | granted to national government ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| votingRule | one vote per state in legislature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Jersey Plan Description of subject: The New Jersey Plan was a proposal at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, preserving the structure and powers of the existing Confederation Congress.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Paterson