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| two house, ex: legislature |
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| how the delgates organized the Constitutional Convention |
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Pennsylvania State House
unanimous selection of George Washington as the presiding officer
rules were to keep the discussions secret and appropriate voting procedures and behavior |
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| Madison's Plan for the new government |
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not to revise Articles of Confederation
framework for a strong national government with legislative, executive, and judicial branches
known as the Virginia Plan
others feared national government would be too strong and take away power of state legislatures |
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| debate over how power would be shared |
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states were used to controlling their own affairs
feared national government would abuse its powers
each state would have the power to either protect of abolish slave trade
delegates decided if power went to national government, states, or shared by both |
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| compromises about representatives in Congress |
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how many for each state?
small states would be outnumberd-supported a different plan
NJ Plan by William Patterson: one house legislature and every state with have equal number of votes
The Great Compromise: Roger Sherman (CT) bicameral, house on state pop. and senate have 2 from each state
slaves counted as 3/5's of a person for population |
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| executive and judicial branches |
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executive: president
judicial: supreme court
Great Compromise: white men with property (eligible citizens) elect house reps, state legislature would elect senators
electoral college elect president |
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39 delegates signed
"the Framers:" framed/shaped our goverment |
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| articles of confederation |
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power went to the 13 states
first attempt at a constitution
based on friendship |
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