Constitutional Convention
Published on Dec 07, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION
- Congress trying to decide how to represent the states
- Virginia Plan wanted rep. by population; unfair to smaller states
- New Jersey Plan wanted fixed rep. -2 reps per state-; unfair to larger states
- Congress eventually decided to allow for both plans, creating bicameral congress
- Known as The Great Compromise
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SLAVES & CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTAITON
- Slaves accounted for 30% of Southern population
- South wanted all slaves counted because it meant more power in congress
- North did not because it allowed more power in congress for South
- Resolved by making slaves count 3/5 slaves=1 person in congress
- Called the 3/5 Compromise
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CONSTITUTIONAL RATIFICATION
- Federalists wanted strong central government
- Anti-Federalists wanted strong local government
- Improved legislative branch, added executive and judicial branches
- Many smaller states ratified immediately, 9/13 ratified by 1788
- Bill of Rights added to Constitution, which secured total ratification
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