Solving the Issue of Representation

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Solving the Issue of Representation Virginia Plan + New Jersey Plan = “The Great Compromise”

Solving the Issue of Representation The only branch that existed under the Articles of Confederation was the Legislative Branch (Congress) Under the Articles of Confederation each state had one vote in Congress At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates debated on changing the number of representatives and votes that each state would have Problem? How would they decide?

Vocabulary Proportional Representation: representation based on population Equal Representation: representation is the same for everyone Bicameral: two houses Unicameral: one house

Virginia Plan Proposed by James Madison Proportional representation Favored by large states Bicameral Congress 3 branches of government

James Madison Born on March 16, 1751 in Virginia Went to the College of New Jersey A Lawyer “Father of the Constitution” A Federalist Sponsored the Bill of Rights

New Jersey Plan Proposed by William Patterson Unicameral Congress Favored by small states 1 vote per state Equal representation

Total Population in 1790 New Hampshire 141,885 Massachusetts 378,787 Connecticut 237,946 New York 340,120 New Jersey 184,139 Maryland 319,728 Virginia 691,737 North Carolina 393,751 South Carolina 249,073 Georgia 82,548 Pennsylvania 434,373 Delaware 59,096

Great Compromise (Connecticut Plan) Proposed by Roger Sherman Solved the issue of representation Established the current legislative branch Bicameral Congress Senate (Equal, 2 senators per state) House of Representatives (Proportional, based on population)

1 representative for every 30,000 citizens in 1789

Bicameral Congress Population 2 per state

Congress Today Today there are 50 states 2 senators per state=100 total senators Today there are a total of 435 representatives

How Does it Work Today Proportional Representation Equal Representation House Senate

What population is used today to determine Representatives? Today each state gets one representative per 646,952

2010 Census & You A census is a count of a country’s population every 10 years Based on the population, a state gets money for public works projects, infrastructure, education etc. More importantly- the number of representatives a state will have http://www.census.gov/