What do you think?
1.  What do you see as the biggest difference
between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey
Plan?  Are the plans incompatible?  Why or
why not?
2. Looking back at the definition of democracy,
which plan do you see as being more
democratic?
3. If the New Jersey Plan had been put into effect,
states with smaller populations would have the
same number of votes in congress as states
with larger populations.  What are the benefits
of such a plan?  The potential problems?  Do
the benefits outweigh the problems?  Why or
why not?
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