Constitutional Convention ( New Jeresy Plan )

Question 1

What was the New Jersey plan?

Answer 1

The New Jersey plan was a rival plan of government to the Virginia plan.

Question 2

Which states did this plan favor?

Answer 2

This plan favored the smaller states because this way the smaller states would be able to team up on the bigger states

Question 3

How was the legislature ( congress ) organized?

Answer 3

In this plan there is only one legislative branch, and in this plan each state get ONLY 1 representative in congress no matter what the size.

Question 4

How many branches of government were there?

Answer 4

There were also three branches of government in this plan. The judicial, legislative, and executive branches.

Question 5

Who proposed the New Jersey plan?

Answer 5

William Patterson proposed the New Jersey plan.