Proposals Of The Constitutional Convention
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The Constitutional Convention considered several plans for the structure of the national government. The Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government with three branches and two houses of Congress based on state population. The New Jersey Plan proposed a one-house legislature with equal representation for each state. The Three-Fifths Compromise counted slaves as three-fifths of a person for determining state populations. The Electoral College was proposed as a way to elect the president through electors chosen by state legislatures. The Great Compromise created a bicameral legislature with a House based on population and each state getting two senators chosen by state legislatures.
Proposals Of The Constitutional Convention
- 1. Proposals of the Constitutional Convention The Plans of Government
- 2. Virginia Plan Proposed by: James Madison, a delegate from Virginia Said the national government should: Have a strong central government Have 3 branches of government Have 2 houses of Congress They are the: Senate and House of Representatives Election of Representatives: House members picked by people Senate members are chosen by the members of the House Both Houses are based on population The more people a state has the more people they get in Congress Pros and Cons PRO: Strong alliance of states CON: Large states have advantage in congress
- 3. New Jersey Plan Proposed by: William Paterson, a delegate from New Jersey Said the national government should: Have a one house legislature (Unicameral) Election of Representatives: Each state had equal number of votes in congress - 1 Pros and Cons PRO: Small states are equally represented CON: Not equitable to large states
- 4. 3/5’s Compromise Proposed by: James Wilson, a delegate from Pennsylvania Origin of the name: The plan said that for purposes of the census, slaves were counted as 3/5’s of a person Pros and Cons PRO: Slaves are counted as people CON: Slavery still existed
- 5. Electoral College Proposed by: Roger Sherman (from Connecticut) and Elbridge Gerry (from Massachusetts) How should the President be elected? The plan said that Electors: would be chosen from each state legislature THEN: Electors selected the president Pros and Cons PRO: One person in charge rather than a committee CON: Citizens do not actually elect the president
- 6. Great Compromise Proposed by Roger Sherman, of Connecticut Said the national government should: Have a bicameral legislature There would be a: House of Representatives and a Senate Election and Representation of the legislature: House membership based on population Each state would have 2 senators They are chosen by: state legislatures Pros and Cons PRO: Both houses had to agree to laws CON: Lengthy process for lawmaking
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