The Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
• Virginia and other
BIG states wanted a
(federal govemment)
with 3 branches.
would
based
be sent to
off of population
• larger states would have
more
more
Large States
fair way to
new country
in Congress
representsive government
- democracy-government
serves the
the
people
- States
the
by
of the
New Jersey Plan
each state should
have
vote,
population should not
matter
all states would have
equal
in
Congress (federal
government)
Small States