ieu ▁for ▁divided ▁government , ▁and ▁Edward ▁Co ke ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁civil ▁libert ies . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Plan ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁department ▁be ▁a ▁un ic amer al ▁body ▁with ▁one ▁vote ▁per ▁state . ▁Gener ally ▁favor ing ▁the ▁less - pop ul ous ▁states , ▁it ▁used ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁English ▁Wh igs ▁such ▁as ▁Edmund ▁Bur ke ▁to ▁rely ▁on ▁received ▁procedure ▁and ▁William ▁Black stone ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁This ▁position ▁reflected ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁states ▁were ▁independent ▁entities ▁and , ▁as ▁they ▁entered ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁freely ▁and ▁individually , ▁remained ▁so . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁the ▁Convention ▁de vol ved ▁into ▁a ▁" Com mit te e ▁of ▁the ▁Wh ole " ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Plan . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁resolution s ▁in ▁am ended ▁form ▁were ▁reported ▁out ▁of ▁committee . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Plan ▁was ▁put ▁forward ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Plan . ▁ ▁A ▁" Com mit te e ▁of ▁Ele ven " ▁( one ▁delegate ▁from ▁each ▁state ▁represented ) ▁met ▁from ▁July ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁to ▁work ▁out ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁legisl ature . ▁All ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁republic an ▁form ▁of ▁government ▁ground ed ▁in ▁representing ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁states . ▁For ▁the ▁legisl ature , ▁two ▁issues ▁were