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Warm-up What is a time in your life where you had to compromise with someone?

Unit 3: The United States Constitution and Amendments Part I – The US Constitution

The Constitutional Convention When? 1787 Where? Philadelphia Leader? George Washington How Conducted? Shhhh – Secretly Original Purpose? Revise the Articles of Confederation

Constitution Compromises Compromise – A way of resolving disagreements by having both sides give a little and get a little.

The Virginia Plan Proposed by James Madison Bicameral = Two House Legislature Representation in both houses based on Population Opposed by Small Populated States

The New Jersey Plan Proposed by William Patterson Unicameral = One House Legislature Representation equal for all states Opposed by Large Populated States

The Great (Connecticut) Compromise Proposed by Roger Sherman Structure of Legislature is bicameral Senate – representation based on equality (2 per state) The H. of Reps – representation based on population

What issue was the Great Compromise over? Representation

Other Compromises

The Three-Fifths Compromise Issue – How to count enslaved people towards population?

Free States Should not count for purpose of representation but should for taxation

Slave States Should count for representation but not for taxation

3/5ths Compromise Every 5 slaves would count as 3 people for representation and taxation

The Electoral College Issue: How should the President of the United States be elected?

Side 1: By the People

Side 2: By members of Congress

The Electoral College Popular vote chooses delegates from each state to select the President and VP

The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise Issue – How much control over commerce (trade) should the national government have?

Northern States Wanted national government to control trade in order to tax imports and felt slave trade should be stopped

Southern States Concerned that national government would tax exports and stop slave trade if given control over commerce.

Compromise National government can control trade but: Cannot tax exports Cannot touch slavery for 20 years