#3 The New Jersey Plan

The New Jersey Plan was an alternative to The Virginia Plan proposed by William Peterson.  It called for a unicameral government, which means there would only be one house.  Small states feared that larger states would be much more powerful, because they had larger populations.  The New Jersey plan said that each state would be equally represented in the government.  This means that each state would get one vote in Congress.  It also gave the government new powers such as the ability to control commerce.  Although this plan was not accepted, parts of it were added to the New Jersey Plan, which was accepted. Popular Sovereignty is a value in this compromise, because it gave the people power in the government, with them being able to have a say. Another value that works in this compromise is common good, because they all worked together to benefit the entire country, by giving the small and large states equal representation. For example, giving each state only one vote in congress gave the small and large states equal representation.