MAJOR DEBATES

RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION

• The federalists supported the constitution
• The Anti-federalists opposed of the ratificatiom of the constitution
• Less organized than the federalists
• The anti-federalists felt as if the constitution would lead the US into corruption
• The antifederalists and federalists agreed that the future of was at stake because of the constitution.

VIRGINIA VS NEW JERSEY

• Virginia Plan: wanted a bicameral legislature (based on population)
• New Jersey Plan: wanted a unicameral legislature (each state got one vote)
• Had no judical branch, no federal courts to resolve the disputes between the states
• Great Compromise helped solve the dispute

HOW WERE THE SLAVES COUNTED?

• 3/5 Compromise
• Allowed the south to counts 3 of every 5 slaves for representation numbers