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Constitutional Convention Notes: Crafting the U.S. Government Structure

Learn about key plans, compromises, and the Executive Branch from the Constitutional Convention. Explore George Washington's role, the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Connecticut Plan, and the Three-Fifths Compromise.

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Constitutional Convention Notes: Crafting the U.S. Government Structure

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  1. Chapter 5.1: The Constitutional Convention Class Notes

  2. Introduction • George Washington: President of the Convention • Goal: keep order

  3. Rules of the Convention • No notes left the room • Discussions only take place in the state house • Doors and windows closed • One state=one vote • Delegates had to pay attention to speakers

  4. Plan #1 • Virginia Plan (James Madison) • 3 branches: executive, legislative, judicial • Bicameral Legislature: Representation based on population • House of Representatives: Popular election • Senate: selected by members of the House • Strong national government • Fear that it was too strong

  5. Plan #2 • New Jersey Plan (William Patterson) • Unicameral Legislature: One state=one vote

  6. Plan #3 • Connecticut Plan (Roger Sherman) • “The Great Compromise” • Bicameral Legislature • House of Representatives: Representation based on population • Senate: each state had equal power

  7. Three-Fifths Compromise • With population used to determine number of representatives, southern states wanted slaves counted • Northern states objected—give South too much representation • Compromise: slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person when a state’s population is calculated

  8. Executive Branch/Elections • President • Broadly defined powers • Elected by Electoral College • Distrusted the judgment of the people • House of Representatives: Direct elections • Senate: Selected by State legislatures

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