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Debates of the Constitution
- Representation
- They were
debating how
each state
would be
represented in
the new
government and
how that
government
would be run.
- Virginia Plan
- They wanted three
different branches of
government;
Legislature (with two
houses), Judicial, and
Executive. States would
be represented based
on how many people
lived there. James
Madison and Edmund
Randolph supported
this plan.
- Resolution: The Great
Compromise
- They built off of Roger Sherman from
Connecticut's plan. They kept most of the
Virginia Plan, but incorporated some ideas
from the New Jersey plan. They made three
branches. The Legislative Branch had two
houses. The House of Representatives was
based on population. The Senate had equal
representation.
- They built off of Roger Sherman from
Connecticut's plan. They kept most of the
Virginia Plan, but incorporated some ideas
from the New Jersey plan. They made three
branches. The Legislative Branch had two
houses. The House of Representatives was
based on population. The Senate had equal
representation.
- Resolution: The Great
Compromise
- They wanted three
different branches of
government;
Legislature (with two
houses), Judicial, and
Executive. States would
be represented based
on how many people
lived there. James
Madison and Edmund
Randolph supported
this plan.
- New Jersey Plan
- They wanted to keep
the Articles of
Confederation but
have one house. They
wanted equal
representation for
each state. They were
worried that all of the
big states would have
more power than
them. William
Paterson and Jonathan
Dayton supported this
plan,
- Resolution: The Great
Compromise
- Resolution: The Great
Compromise
- They wanted to keep
the Articles of
Confederation but
have one house. They
wanted equal
representation for
each state. They were
worried that all of the
big states would have
more power than
them. William
Paterson and Jonathan
Dayton supported this
plan,
- Virginia Plan
- They were
debating how
each state
would be
represented in
the new
government and
how that
government
would be run.
- Counting Slaves
- They were debating
if slaves should
count as people
when determining
how many
representatives
each state got.
- Southerners
- Southerners wanted
lots of people so
they could have
more
representatives in
the House of
Representatives. If
they counted slaves
as people who lived
there they would
have a much higher
population.
Therefore, they
would get more
representatives.
Pierce Butler and
John Rutledge
supported it.
- Southerners wanted
lots of people so
they could have
more
representatives in
the House of
Representatives. If
they counted slaves
as people who lived
there they would
have a much higher
population.
Therefore, they
would get more
representatives.
Pierce Butler and
John Rutledge
supported it.
- Northerners
- The Northerners
were confused
about the
southerners' idea.
The people in the
south treated
slaves like
property. The
Northerners
wondered why
they would get to
count as a person
if they weren't
treated like one. A
man named Morris
said that if they
counted as a
person then they
should be made
into citizens and
get to vote. Roger
Sherman and
Oliver Ellsworth
supported it.
- Resolution: The Three Fifths Compromise
- They decided to count
slaves as three fifths of a
person when they figured
out the population of
each state to see how
many representatives
they would get.
- They decided to count
slaves as three fifths of a
person when they figured
out the population of
each state to see how
many representatives
they would get.
- Resolution: The Three Fifths Compromise
- The Northerners
were confused
about the
southerners' idea.
The people in the
south treated
slaves like
property. The
Northerners
wondered why
they would get to
count as a person
if they weren't
treated like one. A
man named Morris
said that if they
counted as a
person then they
should be made
into citizens and
get to vote. Roger
Sherman and
Oliver Ellsworth
supported it.
- Southerners
- They were debating
if slaves should
count as people
when determining
how many
representatives
each state got.
- Electing the Executive
- They weren't
sure who
should elect
their new
leader.
- Congress
- The Congress
would be
educated
enough to
decide who the
president was.
However, they
could just vote
for themselves
even if they
weren't the
best choice.
- The Congress
would be
educated
enough to
decide who the
president was.
However, they
could just vote
for themselves
even if they
weren't the
best choice.
- The People
- The people
would be well
represented if
they got to
vote, but many
of them
weren't very
educated. The
Convention
was worried
that they
wouldn't be
able to make a
wise decision
on who to vote
for.
- The people
would be well
represented if
they got to
vote, but many
of them
weren't very
educated. The
Convention
was worried
that they
wouldn't be
able to make a
wise decision
on who to vote
for.
- Special Group of Electors
- Since a lot of
people
weren't
educated,
they could
choose
somebody
who was
educated to
vote for
them.
- Resolution: The Electoral College
- Special electors were
chosen to vote for the
people. Each state would
get the same amount of
electors as they did
Congressmen. Each state
got to decide how to elect
these electoral college
voters. The person who
received the most votes in
the state got most of that
state's electoral votes.
- Special electors were
chosen to vote for the
people. Each state would
get the same amount of
electors as they did
Congressmen. Each state
got to decide how to elect
these electoral college
voters. The person who
received the most votes in
the state got most of that
state's electoral votes.
- Resolution: The Electoral College
- Since a lot of
people
weren't
educated,
they could
choose
somebody
who was
educated to
vote for
them.
- Congress
- They weren't
sure who
should elect
their new
leader.
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