The New Jersey plan

Small state representation

Proposed at the constitutional convention By small states, the New Jersey plan favoured equal representation in Congress, where each state would have one vote regardless of size or population

Unicameral legislature

The plan called for a unicameral legislature (one house), where each state would have an equal vote, unlike the Virginia plan, which proposed representation based on population

Expanded power of national government

While, it kept state sovereignty intact, the plan also gave the national government greater power over taxation and commerce

conflict with larger states

Larger states, which supported proportional representation, opposed to New Jersey plan