1. The Confederation Era 2. Creating the Constitution 3. Ratifying the Constitution.
The Constitution Creating and Ratifying the Constitution Chapter 3 Section 2.
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Transcript of The Constitution Creating and Ratifying the Constitution Chapter 3 Section 2.
The ConstitutionCreating and Ratifying the Constitution
Chapter 3 Section 2
Two Opposing Plans
• The Virginia Plan (big state Plan)• Called for a government with three
branches• Called for a Bicameral Legislature• In each house the states would be represented
on the basis of their population
• Virginia, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and New York
Two Opposing Plans
• The New Jersey Plan (SMALL STATE PLAN)
• Each state would get one vote just like in the Articles of Confederations.
• New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland
The Great Compromise
• A committee headed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut found a solution
• Congress would have two houses• A Senate
• In which each state would have equal representation
• A House • In which representation would be based on population.
• No group was completely happy but this was a compromise both sides could live with.
• This became known as the Great Compromise
The three-Fifths compromise
• At the time of the Constitutional Convention more than 550,000 African Americans where enslaved in the United States
• The Southern states wanted to count these people as part of their populations
• The Northern states which had few enslaved persons, opposed this idea. Because enslaved people were not allowed to vote or other wise participate in government
The three-Fifths compromise (cont)
• In the Three-Fifths Compromise the delegates agreed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons.
• Thus three-fifths of the slave population in each state would be used in determining representation in Congress
• That number would also be used in figuring taxes
Other Compromises (commerce and slave trade)
• Northern states felt that congress should be able to regulate both foreign commerce and trade between states
• Sothern states feared that congress would use this power to tax exports.
• Southern states also feared the congress might stop the slave traders from bringing more in more slaves
Other Compromises (commerce and slave trade)
• After some discussion the southern states agreed that Congress could regulate trade between the states as well as with other countries
• In exchange the north agreed that congress could not tax exports
• Nor could it interfere with slave trade before 1808
Electoral College
• A group of people who would be named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
• Still used today but now the voters in each state not the legislature now chose electors