Bellwork: 1/29 Compromise: A settlement or agreement reached between two sides, where each side gives something to the other side. Journal: Describe a time when you had to compromise with someone. Who did you compromise with and what was the compromise?
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Bellwork: 1/29
Compromise: A settlement or agreement reached between two sides, where each side gives something to the other side.
Journal: Describe a time when you had to compromise with someone. Who did you compromise with and what was the compromise?
The Great Compromise
Essential Question
What were the results of the Great Compromise?
Upcoming Change
By the mid 1780’s most political leaders agreed the Articles of Confederation need to be changed
Confederation Congress invited each state to send delegates to a convention in Philadelphia
Would discuss ways to improve Articles of Confed.
Meeting was called The Constitutional Convention
12 states sent 55 delegates to the convention
Would lead to the creation of the U.S. Constitution
Constitutional Convention
Key figures present:James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Key figures absentJohn Adams
Thomas Jefferson
How is our country being represented?
The Great Compromise
Some members wanted to make small changes to the Articles of Confederation
Some wanted to rewrite the Articles completely
There were also disagreements between: small and large states; based on how they would be represented in the new government
about slavery
Economic issues such as tariffs
How strong to make the national government
Virginia Plan
Large-state planWritten by James Madison
Would give sovereignty-supreme power, to the national government
Divided the gov’t into three branches:Executive, Judicial, Legislative
Legislature would be bicameral- two houses# of representatives of the legislature would depend on state population
This would benefit large states, giving them more representatives
New Jersey Plan
Small-state plan
Proposed keeping Congress’ structure the same
Unicameral-one house legislature
This would give each state an equal # of votesThis would benefit smaller states, as large population had no effect on the # of votes
Convention could not agree after months of debate
A compromise was reached
Great Compromise Cont’d
The Great Compromise-
Broke the government into 3 Branches of Government
Bicameral legislature:Every state, regardless of its size would have an equal vote in the upper house of the legislature
Senate
Each state would have a # of representatives based on its population in the lower house of the legislature
House of Representatives
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The debate over representation (how to count people) also led to problems
Some Southern delegates wanted to count slaves as part of their state populations
Northern delegates disagreed, thought it was unfair
Delegates accepted the Three-Fifths compromise.
Each slave would count as 3/5 of a person (100 slaves = 60)
Main ConceptsMost of the delegates wanted
a strong national government
Popular Sovereignty- idea that political authority belongs to the people
Balance power of national government with power of the states
Federalism- sharing of power between a central government and the states
Federal gov’t has power to enforce laws
States must obey authority of Federal gov’t
Federal gov’t has the power to use the military to enforce laws
Troops are under the command of the president
States have control over areas not assigned to Federal gov’t
Balance of Power
Legislative Branch: CongressProposes and passes laws
2 houses: Senate and House of Representatives
Executive Branch: PresidentEnforces laws, assures they are carried out