Question 4 • EA Academy Civics 9
Supporters of the New Jersey Plan wanted each state to have equal representation in Congress, regardless of population. They also viewed the United States as a union created by the states, so they wanted states to retain an important role in the national government. The plan proposed a single-house legislature, not a bicameral one, and equal representation—not greater influence for the largest states.
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