CHAPTERS THE NINTH AND TENTH As the meeting of Philadelphia Gentlemen Plan a Union
Dec 14, 2015
CHAPTERS THE NINTH AND TENTH
As the meeting of Philadelphia Gentlemen Plan a Union
3 Branches Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Bicameral Legislature Lower House (proportional representation, direct
popular election, 3 year terms) Upper House (members chosen by lower house, 7 year
terms) Legislative Supremacy-Leg. Can nullify laws of states Executive chosen by legislature Executive with veto authority, serving 1 seven year
term Judiciary appointed by Legislature, serves for life
tenure
New Jersey Plan
•3 branches of government•Unicameral Legislature
• Has power to tax
•States represented equally in legislature•Plural Executive chosen by legislature, serves 1 fixed term•Judiciary appointed by executive•Judiciary serves life tenure
A BUNDLE OF COMPROMISES
Several compromises were reached at the Philadelphia Convention
The main questions were: How would representation
be determined in the Legislature?
How would the executive be chosen?
Should slaves count in any measure of population?
How should we address the issue of slavery?
How would representation be determined in the Legislature?
Each state equally representedMembers chosen by state legislatures
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Representation based on population
Members chosen through direct popular election
Each state equally represented
Members chosen by state legislatures
How would the executive be chosen?
Electoral College• Each state
chooses representatives to the Electoral College
• Number of reps each state gets = the # of reps plus the # of senators a state has
• Candidate must win majority of electoral votes to win Presidency
Should slaves count in any measure of
population?
3/5 Compromise• declared that slaves should count as 3/5 of a person when determining population
How should we address the issue of slavery?
Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution prohibited Congress from banning slavery prior to 1808