What is the New Jersey and Virginia plan?

The difference between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan is the former proposed equal state representation in Congress and the latter proposed state representation be determined by population. These plans were proposed when a group of state delegates gathered at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. read more

The New Jersey Plan (also known as the Small State Plan or the Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787. read more

ISSUE SOURCE OF LEGISLATIVE POWER. VIRGINIA PLAN. Derived from the people and based on popular representation. NEW JERSEY PLAN Derived from the states and based on equal votes for each state read more