Had the Virginia Plan been adopted it would have created a democracy where the will of the majority would have had the power to deprive the people of their God-Given rights by creating a tyranny of the majority.
The New Jersey Plan would have favored the small states and would have created a potentially tyranny of the minority.
Roger Sherman's proposal created a government where the rights of the individuals could be protected against the tyranny of a majority.
When the 17th Amendment established the direct election of senators, and our bicameral legislature was converted into a unicameral legislature with both houses representing the people.
James Madison is considered to be the Father of the Constitution, but it was Roger Sherman who should be recognized as the Father of our Republic.
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