Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Pg. 163 - 173.

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Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Pg. 163 - 173

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Constitutional Convention (May of 1787) State delegates met to improve the Articles of Confederation How much power do we give the national government? 2 Plans were presented as possible solutions Virginia Plan Gave more power to national government Bicameral legislature Number in both houses based on population New Jersey Plan Gave more power to state governments Unicameral legislature Number of representatives equal from each state

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes The Great Compromise After a month of debating the delegates reached an agreement Bicameral legislature Number of representatives based on state population in House of Representatives (lower house) Number of representatives equal for each state in the Senate (upper house)

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Three-Fifths Compromise Who counts as part of a states population? South wanted slaves to count, North did not Agreed to allow Three-Fifths of the slaves to be added to a states population when determining representation For every 5 slaves it counted as 3 people

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Federalism - sharing powers between national government and state governments Under the new constitution each state had to obey the authority of the national government. States are given control of anything not assigned to the national government

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Checks and Balances - system created in order to keep any branch from becoming too powerful Legislative Branch – responsible for creating/passing laws Executive Branch – ensures laws are being carried out Judicial Branch – interprets laws, punishes criminals, settles state disputes

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Federalist vs. Antifederalists Federalist – supported the newly proposed constitution Thought it was a good balance of power Wealthy planters, farmers, lawyers George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton Antifederalist – did not support the new constitution Thought the national government had too much power, wanted Bill of Rights included Small farmers and business owners Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry

Ch. 5 Sec. 3-4 Notes Federalist Papers – essays supporting the constitution Published so ensure Americans the national government would not be too powerful Bill of Rights – 10 proposed amendments intended to protect citizens rights Added to constitution so that every state would ratify the new constitution