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Meet the Delegates!

A NATION IN TURMOIL WITH THE NATIONS MANY PROBLEMS MANY PEOPLE BEGAN TO CRITICIZE THE ARTICLES WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS FEARED ANARCHY & REVOLUTION THEY CALL FOR A STRONG FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!

A MEETING CALLED IN PHILADELPHIA CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION A MEETING CALLED IN PHILADELPHIA TO FIX THE ARTICLES IN 1787 Problems 1. National Security 2. Stable the Economy 3. Pay war debt 4. Define authority of Federal gov’t

ALEXANDER HAMILTON JAMES MADISON “FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION” GEORGE WASHINGTON (CHAIRMEN) ALEXANDER HAMILTON JAMES MADISON “FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION” BEN FRANKLIN

THOMAS JEFFERSON, JOHN ADAMS, THOMAS PAINE, JOHN HACOCK & PATRICK HENRY DID NOT ATTEND

What influenced the Founding Fathers & Enlightenment ideas!

State Constitutions ALL 13 STATES HAD A CONSTITUTION – USED AS A MODEL FOR FEDERAL GOV’T POWER OF GOV’T SEPERATED BETWEEN EQUAL BRANCHES (LEGISLATURE, EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL) BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CITIZENS

ANCIENT GREEKS & ROMANS (DEMOCRACY & REPUBLIC) ENGLISH COMMON LAW & THE MAGNA CARTA: LIMITS POWER OF KING JOHN LOCKE “LIFE, LIBERTY, & PROPERTY” MONTESQUIEU: SEPERATION OF POWERS OTHERS

Debates & Compromise

VIRGINIA PLAN (BIG STATE): _____ ___ __ _______ VIRGINIA PLAN (BIG STATE): REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS BASED ON POPULATION MORE PEOPLE = MORE REPS = MORE POWER! MADISON’S (E. RANDOLPH & G. MORRIS) PLAN

EACH STATE GETS THE SAME EQUAL POWER (W. Paterson) _____ ___ __ _______ NEW JERSEY PLAN (SMALL STATE): REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS BASED ON ALL STATES BEING EQUAL EACH STATE GETS THE SAME NUMBER OF VOTES – EQUAL POWER (W. Paterson)

PLANS COMBINED - BICAMERAL (TWO PART) CONGRESS CREATED ____ _________ PLANS COMBINED - BICAMERAL (TWO PART) CONGRESS CREATED CONGRESS: HOUSE OF REPS – REP BASED ON POPULATION SENATE – REP BASED ON ALL EQUAL

_ _________ SHOULD SLAVES BE COUNTED AS POPULATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPS? SOUTH “YES” – NORTH – “NO” SLAVES WOULD BE COUNTED AS 3/5 OF A PERSON. 2. SLAVE TRADE FROM AFRICA MUST END BY 1807

SOUTH WANTED A 2/3RD VOTE IN CONGRESS FOR REGULATING TRADE _______ ____ SOUTH WANTED A 2/3RD VOTE IN CONGRESS FOR REGULATING TRADE NORTH WANTED AN “EXPORT” TAX BOTH SIDES DROPPED DEMANDS & LET FEDERAL GOV’T REGULATE COMMERCE

THIS STARTS A NATIONAL DEBATE “SHOULD THE NEW CONSTITUTION ___________ _____ 9 STATES HAD TO “RATIFY” THE CONSTITUTION BEFORE IT BECAME THE LAW OF THE LAND THIS STARTS A NATIONAL DEBATE “SHOULD THE NEW CONSTITUTION BE ACCEPTED OR REJECTED”?

FEDERALISTS: SUPPORTED THE __________ FEDERALISTS: SUPPORTED THE CONSTITUTION FEDERALIST PAPERS (ESSAYS) HAMILTON, MADISON, & JAY

FEDERALISTS: DID NOT SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION ___ __________ FEDERALISTS: DID NOT SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION NO BILL OF RIGHTS – FED GOV’T TOO POWERFUL! P. HENRY OTHERS

BILL OF RIGHTS (RIGHTS FOR CITIZENS) WAS PROMISED ______ BILL OF RIGHTS (RIGHTS FOR CITIZENS) WAS PROMISED & ADDED IN 1791 MOST STATES RATIFY & CONSTITUTION BECOMES LAW!