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Conflict & Compromise. Writing the Constitution. How to Structure the Legislature. Conflict Small States wanted equal votes for all states States with big population wanted votes based on number of people in your state. The New Jersey Plan…. proposed by William Paterson
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Conflict & Compromise Writing the Constitution
How to Structure the Legislature • Conflict • Small States wanted equal votes for all states • States with big population wanted votes based on number of people in your state
The New Jersey Plan… • proposed by William Paterson • This plan proposed a one-house national legislature with representatives selected by state legislatures. • Each state will be able to cast one vote. • It also proposed a supreme court appointed for life by the executive officers.
The Virginia Plan… • proposed by Edmund Randolph • The plan favored the interest of the larger states, the smaller states feared that they would have no power. • This plan proposed three separate branches of government and a bicameral legislature where representation will be based upon states population or money contributions.
How to Structure the Legislature • Compromise • Senate will have 2 people from each state • House of Representatives will have votes based on population in the state
The Connecticut Compromise…part 1 • known as The Connecticut Compromise because Roger Sherman was from Connecticut • Members in The House of Representatives or the lower house will be appointed among the states according to population and they will be elected by the people. • In the upper house or the Senate, all states will have an equal number of representatives, which will be chosen by the state legislatures.
The Connecticut Compromise…Part 2 • The House has the power to originate all bills for raising or spending money. • The Senate favors the smaller states. Now with two senators each, every state has equal representation.
BRAIN BREAK: Talk in your group & try to decide which is the best answer. • How many words are in the US Constitution? • A) 45 • B) 900 • C) 4,400 • D)over 10,000
Slavery • Conflict • Southern States wanted their slaves to count in population to earn votes • Northern States said slaves should not count towards population
The Slave Debate… • Roger Sherman suggested that representation be based on a count of all free men. • The South wanted their slaves counted as whole persons (more population- more votes in Congress). • James Wilson wanted to get the issue out of the way quickly, and asked the Convention to adopt the same standard as that in the Articles: slaves would count as three-fifths persons.
Slavery • Compromise • 3/5 Compromise • 5 slaves will count as 3 “people” towards votes in the house of representatives
BRAIN BREAK: Talk in your group & try to decide which is the best answer. • Which of the following “founding fathers” was NOT at the Constitutional Convention? • A) George Washington • B) Thomas Jefferson • C) James Madison • D) Benjamin Franklin
Trade • Conflict • North wanted Congress to control foreign trade • South wanted each state to make rules for foreign trade
Trade • Compromise • Congress could tax imports (products coming in from another country) but not exports (products being shipped out to other countries)
BRAIN BREAK: Talk in your group & try to decide which is the best answer. • Place the following Constitutions in order of longest to shortest (in terms of # of words.) • India • State of Alabama • United States
Brain Break Answer: Did you get it? • State of Alabama • 340,136 words • India • 117,369 words • United States • 4,400
Slavery Issue- part 2 • “It is better to let the Southern states import slaves than to part with them.”- • Roger Sherman (Conn.) • Since the Northern states and Southern states couldn’t agree on the slavery issue they “compromised” • The North had wanted to declare slavery illegal. • The South didn’t. But they did agree that by the year 1808 the importation of slaves must be ended. • This gave the South a 20 year reprieve on the issue of slavery.
