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be elected by the various tte legates, he bate tha fo Ie Mado sn Wan std i any ay ravoal goverment ough o flow dicay Tom the pope, wi Sterns raking for be salhsate faction, pueda een tation of the ses as such would maintain balance and harmeey beeen the mats and the national governess. ews lent ty the all sats were prepare to ime upon fepesenion of te fea such ina let one canbe, snd the end of te dot ‘sssom, the Convention adopted Dickinson's reslon usa ‘mou Meth, the Convention anacked the more vit sue of vrhetherreprsnaton inthe cwo howes should be apport According 0 population or based upon sate equality. Debate cn tinued for sme day, and st cmes Become very ested. digg Su Wis reps insted that in proportionate stem, Ge people as rch ater than ste, would be repreeted and th fn this bari the people of Delaware would have the sue rep Sentaon in Congress would thse of Peansyvana or Virgin “They were nonetheless unable to let the apprehensions of he sta-ae faction that proposal representation wld sll tp the exience ofthe aml wants, and Paterson procaad that Ib tte would “ater abit roa monarch, co a Seon hen ‘ch fre” Wison impel sick back wih the ariag that if New Josey wl ox pr wth her Sovereigny inva toralkof goverment” Many moder in che anall-stae faction were in realty pre pared comprom on he le of proportionate vrs le Fesnttion, and eo concede propriate representation in the Rowse ining only upon sate equa inthe Senate, Shera Suggested this solucon on Jone tn the opening of an por ‘hare on the queen However the atonaits were atthe moment in contol oft and tay carted the day without compromise Shermans jos wa ley cejected and inediney hereafter Ruf Ki ‘ved thar suage in the lower house oh tobe “according © Some equiable ratio of repreestadon’”* fer some dba, oloton was cried, 7 to ponly New York, New Jersey. a Delve oppoung, wich Maryland vided. Sherman ches wowed that ah sae have ne rote the upper howe “Ee thing" heads "depended upon since "she alle sas Woo i fc apd pale promenade sto the plan on any ther principle chan an equality of Ie i peach” In sie of this warning the Comention Fie odin, 6 10 5; and then adopted by the sme vote 4 ga vioon and Tlailon tha representation in the wp> Be apportoned “according othe same rale as inthe 1 In We et omrtin eaters Sa or eee ee “Te NEW JERSEY PLAN On June 15, the Commie ofthe Whole finished is discussion Mepinia Plan and prepared to report the revised draft out pe the floor ofthe Coavenion; but at this pone the salt ey counterattack powerfull. The ranks had been augmented tral of additonal delegates from the small tates, among Hither Marcin of Maryland, Gunning Bedford of Delaware John Lansing of New York, and they evidently felt chat if the foward complete cenration was to be checked at allt done then and there. Accordingly, Patron of New Jercy asked permission to inode an aerate plan, of which the ill sates approved and which war "prey fer ia principle {othe nations Randolph ln. The New Jency Pian proved to be mecely a modifeaton ofthe sof Confederation Ie would have expanded the powers of by ang the right to tx nd the right o relate com I esned sate eiaity in the lgsarure and erected an firey sbject to wate cota Ie would ako have the federal government the right to conre realcirant Sf cine tat cxcion wr now rege 8 ne at with ae soverigory than the Congresionl vr of faihe pan ai hing ‘ay Perot signifcane clave in the New Jersey Pn was one which date made all exes and all ace of Congres under the leraon the supreme la of the respective sates, enforce: shea cours This wa in celty he key to mletion of le of federalism, bur a the tine i escaped nie, for fatily the Convention wa slogethcrpreotupid with she

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