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16 December, 11:05

At the Constitutional convention, smaller states supported the New Jersey delegation's plan for government. Why did small states like this plan?

Question 11 options:

The New Jersey plan called for a legislature that would be represented based upon population of each state.

The New Jersey plan called for a bicameral legislature with one house's representation based upon population and another house's representation based upon equality.

The New Jersey plan called for a direct democracy in which all citizens would directly vote upon any Acts presented in Congress.

The New Jersey plan called for a legislature in which the number of representatives would be equal for each state.