Paterson Plan
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The Paterson Plan, formally known as the New Jersey Plan, was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that advocated for equal representation of states in a unicameral legislature, favoring smaller states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paterson Plan canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Paterson Plan Context triple: [New Jersey Plan, alsoKnownAs, Paterson Plan]
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McMillan Plan
The McMillan Plan was an early 20th-century urban design blueprint that reshaped Washington, D.C.’s monumental core with grand boulevards, parks, and neoclassical civic spaces inspired by City Beautiful principles.
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Galloway Plan of Union
The Galloway Plan of Union was a 1774 proposal at the First Continental Congress to create a unified colonial government under British authority in an effort to avert the American Revolution.
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Pinckney Plan
The Pinckney Plan was an early, influential but ultimately rejected draft proposal for the United States Constitution submitted by South Carolina delegate Charles Pinckney at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
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Greber Plan for Ottawa
The Greber Plan for Ottawa is a mid-20th-century urban planning blueprint that reshaped Canada’s capital with parkways, green spaces, and a more ceremonial federal core.
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Stabilization Plan of 1959
The Stabilization Plan of 1959 was a pivotal economic reform program in Francoist Spain that liberalized and modernized the economy, ending autarky and laying the groundwork for rapid growth in the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Paterson Plan Target entity description: The Paterson Plan, formally known as the New Jersey Plan, was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that advocated for equal representation of states in a unicameral legislature, favoring smaller states.
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A.
McMillan Plan
The McMillan Plan was an early 20th-century urban design blueprint that reshaped Washington, D.C.’s monumental core with grand boulevards, parks, and neoclassical civic spaces inspired by City Beautiful principles.
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B.
Galloway Plan of Union
The Galloway Plan of Union was a 1774 proposal at the First Continental Congress to create a unified colonial government under British authority in an effort to avert the American Revolution.
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C.
Pinckney Plan
The Pinckney Plan was an early, influential but ultimately rejected draft proposal for the United States Constitution submitted by South Carolina delegate Charles Pinckney at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
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D.
Greber Plan for Ottawa
The Greber Plan for Ottawa is a mid-20th-century urban planning blueprint that reshaped Canada’s capital with parkways, green spaces, and a more ceremonial federal core.
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E.
Stabilization Plan of 1959
The Stabilization Plan of 1959 was a pivotal economic reform program in Francoist Spain that liberalized and modernized the economy, ending autarky and laying the groundwork for rapid growth in the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Jersey Plan
ⓘ
constitutional proposal ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| advocated |
equal representation of states
ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
representation of states
ⓘ
structure of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| constitutionalIssue | balance between large and small states ⓘ |
| countryContext | United States of America ⓘ |
| debatedAt | Philadelphia Convention ⓘ |
| documentLanguage | English ⓘ |
| elementsIncorporatedInto | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| favored | small states ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Paterson Plan ⓘ |
| hasFormalName | New Jersey Plan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Founding of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Founding Era of the United States
|
| influenced |
Great Compromise
ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
structure of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| legalDomain | constitutional law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Paterson ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Virginia Plan ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| presentedInCity | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| presentedInYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
preserve equal state sovereignty
ⓘ
strengthen central government without proportional representation ⓘ |
| proposedBranch |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| proposedBy | William Paterson ⓘ |
| proposedExecutiveSelectionBy |
United States Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Congress
|
| proposedExecutiveStructure | plural executive ⓘ |
| proposedExecutiveTerm | limited term ⓘ |
| proposedFederalPowersOverStates |
power to regulate trade
ⓘ
power to tax ⓘ power to use force to compel state compliance ⓘ |
| proposedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| proposedJudiciaryAppointmentBy |
Senate
ⓘ
executive ⓘ |
| proposedLegislatureType | unicameral ⓘ |
| proposedOnDate | 1787-06-15 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Articles of Confederation
ⓘ
Great Compromise ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut Compromise
Virginia Plan ⓘ |
| representationBasis | state equality ⓘ |
| soughtToAmend | Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| supportedBy | delegates from small states ⓘ |
| ultimatelyOutcome | rejected as full framework ⓘ |
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Subject: Paterson Plan Description of subject: The Paterson Plan, formally known as the New Jersey Plan, was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that advocated for equal representation of states in a unicameral legislature, favoring smaller states.
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