Constitutional Convention Set 2

James Madison

Father of the U.S. Constitution (most of it came from his head)

Washington as President of the Convention could not BLANK in the debate

take part

Virginia Plan- TWO PEOPLE?

Madison

Randolph

VA, PN, NY MA made up BLANK

70% of the country’s population

NH, MD, DC, NJ, CN, RI, NC, SC, GA made up BLANK

30% of the country’s population

Why were they upset?

-       Upset because they have large population while Georgia had less, and Georgia had just as much say as Virginia

What were the two sides?

Majority VS Minority rule

Virginia Plan- Madison and Randolph

• strong president

• 2 houses in congress

• representation based on population

• 1 for every 30,000

New Jersey Represented the BLANK states

small

New Jersey Plan- William Patterson

• Strong President

• 2 houses in congress

• equal representation

Connecticut Compromise- Roger Sherman

• upper house- senate equal 2 senators

• lower house- population

3/5 compromise-

southern states wanted to count slaves into their total population, north wanted to free slaves during this time (slaves count as 60%)

Each Slave would count as BLANK of a person

Slave trade would end BLANK years after ratification

3/5

20

3 dates to know

1787- constitution was written

1788- ratified (agreed upon by the states)

1789- Constitution was implemented

Federalists VS the Anti- Federalists (reasons some opposed the constitution)

• no mention of God

• Federal Government would have too much power

• no guarantee of basic freedoms

Alexander Hamilton and James Madison did two things to help win passage of the Constitution

• wrote the federalist papers- 85 essays in support of the ideal of constitution

• promised passage of the bill of rights

The First congress convened on BLANK

Washington was sworn in on BLANK

March 4, 1789

April 30, 1789