The New Jersey Plan was a scheme of a Federal Constitution suggested in the Convention of 1787 by William Paterson, of New Jersey, on June the 15th. It proposed: The enlargement and correction of the Articles of Confederation; that Congress should remain a single body, and should regulate taxation and commerce, and should choose the executive; that requisitions from States should be continued; that a judiciary should be established; that naturalization should be uniform; that the executive should coerce refractory States or individuals, and other provisions of less importance. This plan was unfavourably reported, the Randolph plan being preferred, as creating a stronger government and doing more to remedy the defects of the Confederation. Research New Jersey Plan
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