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QuizMultiple Choice

Constitution and Compromise

Question 14 • EA Academy Civics 9

Why did delegates of smaller states support the New Jersey Plan at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer
A
The New Jersey Plan included a bicameral legislature.
B
The New Jersey Plan left power in the hands of the states.
C
The New Jersey Plan divided the central government into three branches.
D
The New Jersey Plan gave all states the same number of representatives.

Explanation

Smaller states supported the New Jersey Plan because it gave each state equal representation in the national legislature, regardless of population. That meant small states would have the same number of representatives as large states. The plan proposed a unicameral legislature, so choice A is not correct.

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