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New jerseys plan con and pros

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Cons:

-Individual states lost some of their power to the government.

-Slave holding states were able to partially count the amount of slaves they had as their population

-Distributes power more evenly.

Pros:

-Restoring the unicameral structure from the Articles of Confederation.

-Each state was equal regardless of the size of its population.

-Power to tax and regulate interstate commerce.

-Gave Congress the power to tax.

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