Article 1- Legislative branch

Virginia Plan

Proposed 2 Legislative chambers with proportional representation, giving them power beyond any other state and power to veto state laws.

New Jersey Plan

Proposed one legislative chamber which each state would get one rep. They wanted to expand powers of national government. they proposed a similar structure to the articles of confederation.

Solution: The Connecticut Compromise

They proposed 2 legislative chambers: 1. The senate- 2 senators per state 2. Proportional representation based off population.

house of representitives Requirments, term limit, and election.

Proportional based on population and currently has 435 voting members. requirments: At least 25 years old. citizen for 7 years. live in state. Term limit is 2 years with no limit. Elected by voting citizens.

Senate requirments term lmit and election.

Representation: 2 per state, currently has 100 members. Requirments: at least 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in state.. Term limit: 6 years with no limit. One third of them are elected each 2 years. Elected by voting citizens (originally by state legislatives but it changed).

3/5 compromise

The south wanted too count slaves as full people so they had more power and the North wanted too not count them at all. They agreed on counting each slave as 3/5 of a person.

Powers of congress

1. Lay and collect taxes

2. Borrow money

3. 3. Regulate commerce

4. 4. coin money

5. Establish post offices and roads

6. Declare war

7. Raise and support armies

8. Provide and maintain navy

9. MAKE ALL LAWS NECESSSARY AND PROPER

How a bill becomes a law.

1. Members in either chamber introduce a bill to their chamber

2. Once the bill passes the house and senate its sent to the president

3. The president accepts or vetos it. If he vetos it but 2/3 members in each chamber over ride that it becomes a law.

Greenwich Congressional reps

Senate: Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy

House of reps: James Himes