The two different arguments present the two different angles of the society.
Explanation:
The first angle shows the political and geographical issues that led to the fall of the Roman empire while the other shows the more human, and in a way, unknowable form of why the empire declined.
People become luxurious and peace loving in richer states because they have access to the riches. The government also faces stronger discontent because the people expect better amenities.
At the same time, an empire cannot fall if the rot is not in the government so the two reasons did work together.
The main reason why the <span>states with smaller populations supported the New Jersey Plan was because this plan would put two representatives in Congress regardless of the state's size, as opposed to making representation based on population size (which would favor the larger states). </span>