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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
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historical event → plan → |
| advocatedLegislatureType |
unicameral legislature
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| aimedTo |
revise Articles of Confederation
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| alsoKnownAs |
Paterson Plan
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Small State Plan → |
| commercePower |
granted to national government
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| countryOfPresentation |
United States
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| didNotPropose |
proportional representation in legislature
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| documentType |
written proposal
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| executiveChosenBy |
Congress
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| hasTopic |
federalism
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representation in Congress → separation of powers → |
| historicalSignificance |
articulated small-state interests at Constitutional Convention
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| includedProvision |
federal coercion of states for compliance
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| influencedCompromise |
Connecticut Compromise
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| intendedTo |
protect political power of small states
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| judiciaryChosenBy |
executive
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| judiciaryStructure |
supreme tribunal
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| jurisdiction |
United States
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| language |
English
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| legacy |
contributed to equal representation in U.S. Senate
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| legalSupremacyClause |
national laws supreme over state laws
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| legislativeRepresentationUnit |
state
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| locationOfPresentation |
Philadelphia
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| mainOpposingProposal |
Virginia Plan
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| opposedBy |
large states
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| partOf |
debates of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| presentedAt |
Constitutional Convention
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| presentedIn |
1787
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| presentedOn |
June 15, 1787
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| proposedBranchStructure |
plural executive
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| proposedBy |
William Paterson
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| proposedGovernmentLevel |
federal government
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| representationPrinciple |
equal representation of states
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| retainedFeatureOf |
Articles of Confederation
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| soughtToPreserve |
powers of Confederation Congress
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structure of Confederation Congress → |
| sovereigntyPrinciple |
state sovereignty preserved
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| status |
rejected as full framework
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| subjectOf |
American constitutional history
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| supportedBy |
small states
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| taxationPower |
granted to national government
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| timePeriod |
18th century
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| votingRule |
one vote per state in legislature
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Virginia Plan
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contrastedWith |
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Great Compromise
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influencedBy |
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William Paterson
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notableWork |
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William Paterson
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proposed |
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Constitutional Convention
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proposedPlan |
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Luther Martin
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supported |