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Chapter 7 Section 2

The Revolution The Preamble

Review from section 1 The fix? -> which led to Shays Rebellion Weak Articles of Confederation = weak government -> which led to Shays Rebellion The fix? ---------------------> new rules, or constitution

Philadelphia, summer 1787 55 men from 12 states (R.I. missing) James Madison, BenjaminFranklin,and George Washington James Madison was the main author of the Virginia Plan presented by Edmund Randolph, the governor of Virginia http://www.ushistory.org/tour/independence-hall.htm

Virginia Plan (favors states w/ large populations) Three branches of the government Executive -> President to enforce laws Judicial -> Supreme Court, with court system to interpret laws Legislative -> Congress Upper house -> Senate (based on pop.) Lower house -> House of Reps. (based on pop.)

New Jersey Plan (Favored by states w/ small populations) Executive -> same Judicial -> same Legislative -> Called for a single house of Congress with equal representation for all states! Also allowed Congress to regulate trade and tax.

The Great Compromise July 16, 1787 Roger Sherman of Connecticut Two house Congress Lower house (House of Representatives) based on population with 2 year terms Upper House (Senate) two each for all states with 6 year terms http://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/page.aspx?pid=976

Slavery North says slaves can not vote so should not count toward representation South wants slaves to be counted as 3/5 so that they are not full citizens, but help them gain power in Congress South gets what they want!

The Preamble Gouverneur Morris wrote the Preamble Discusses the major differences between the Articles and the new Constitution Ben Franklin states “I agree to this Constitution with all its faults” http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/gouverneur_morris.html

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