American Government / Unit 1 Gov 028 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The New Jersey Plan
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The idea
The New Jersey Plan proposed keeping a single-chamber legislature with equal representation for every state regardless of population.
In practice
Small states favored the plan: equal seats erased the population disadvantage.
Where people slip
Equal representation lets a minority of the population control a majority of the seats.
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