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Drafting the Constitution

Drafting the Constitution. The Need for a Stronger Government. Constitutional Convention. Spring of 1787, delegates gathered at Pennsylvania State House to discuss problems with the Articles of Confederation. Conflicts at the Constitutional Convention. Big States vs. Small States

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Drafting the Constitution

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  1. Drafting the Constitution

  2. The Need for a Stronger Government

  3. Constitutional Convention • Spring of 1787, delegates gathered at Pennsylvania State House to discuss problems with the Articles of Confederation

  4. Conflicts at the Constitutional Convention • Big States vs. Small States • What kind of legislature to have? • James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan with a bicameral legislature

  5. Conflicts at the Constitutional Convention • States with small population disagreed. • Thought each state should have equal say • Proposed the New Jersey Plan

  6. Conflicts at the Constitutional Convention • The Great Compromise • Legislature would be bicameral

  7. The 3/5 Compromise • If representation in House of Reps. Depends on population, who is included in the population count? • Are slaves included? • Southern states said yes! – had more slaves • Northern states disagreed – had fewer slaves

  8. The 3/5 Compromise • Compromise = 3 out of 5 slaves (3/5th of the slaves in each state) would be included in the population count

  9. Creating a New Government • Federalism – dividing power between the national and state governments

  10. Creating a New Government • Separation of Powers

  11. Separation of Powers

  12. Checks and Balances

  13. The Electoral College

  14. Federalists and Anti Federalists • By late September, 1787, the Constitution was finished. • Now, it had to be ratified by 9 out of 13 states • The whole text was printed in newspapers • People were shocked when they read it • Huge change from the Article of Confederation!

  15. Federalists and Anti Federalists

  16. Federalists and Anti Federalists

  17. Federalists and Anti Federalists • Solution: The Bill of Rights • The idea that the Constitution can be amended • 1st ten amendments provide protection for the rights of individuals

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