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Objective: To examine the importance of the Great Compromise and 3/5 Compromise.

Experienced (42 MCs; 3 sitting Governors) 55 White Males George Washington Experienced (42 MCs; 3 sitting Governors) Well Educated (Harvard; W&M; Yale; Penn; Columbia; Princeton; or England) Wealthy

The Framers: How? In Secret Immediately Discarding Their Mandate George Washington, Presiding

James Madison Considered “Father of the Constitution”

3 branches of gov’t Legislative branch: makes the laws Executive branch: enforces/carries out the laws Judicial branch: interprets and applies the laws

Checks and Balances

Constitutional Convention (Philadelphia, 1787) - George Washington was elected president of the Convention. Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan - It called for a bicameral legislature, in which the number of representatives in each house would depend on the population of the state. - Both plans called for a strong national government with 3 branches. - It called for a unicameral legislature, in which every state received one vote.

• It provided for a bicameral Congress. Virginia Plan New Jersey Plan - It called for a bicameral legislature, in which the number of representatives in each house would depend on the population of the state. - Both plans called for a strong national government with 3 branches. - It called for a unicameral legislature, in which every state received one vote. Great Compromise • It provided for a bicameral Congress. A. House of Representatives – each state is represented according to its population (satisfied the VA Plan) B. Senate – each state has 2 Senators (satisfied the NJ Plan) * Both houses of Congress must pass every law.

What about slaves?

Three-Fifths Compromise • In order to determine the population of a state, only 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted.

3/5 Compromise Every 5 slaves would count as 3 free persons Determine representation in the House

Electoral College Group of people that select the president and VP Voters in each state choose the electors Each state gets a certain # of electors based on population

The decision on trade Congress could regulate trade between the states and other countries Congress could not tax exports and couldn’t mess with the slave trade.