New Jersey Plan
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The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the structure of the United States government presented during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Principally authored by William Paterson of New Jersey, the
William Paterson, principal author of the New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
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The Virginia Plan was a proposed plan of government for the United States presented at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The plan called for the creation of a supreme national government with thr
New Jersey Plan
…the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Principally authored by William Paterson of New Jersey, the New Jersey Plan was an important alternative to the Virginia Plan proposed by James Madison and Edmund Randolph of Virginia. The less populous states were strongly opposed to the bicameralism and proportional apportionment…
Front side of the Virginia Plan 1787