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The Constitutional Convention (Part 2)

The Constitutional Convention begins Philadelphia Philadelphia Delegates from all the states invited to a convention to improve the Articles of Confederation, which were not working Delegates from all the states invited to a convention to improve the Articles of Confederation, which were not working Only Rhode Island did not attend Only Rhode Island did not attend 55 Delegates attended 55 Delegates attended

Leaders of the Convention George Washington was asked to preside (lead) over the convention. James Madison kept notes of the discussions and is often called “The Father of the Constitution.” The men who wrote the Constitution are called the “Founding Fathers.” All the participants in the Convention were wealthy, white, males.

The Founding Fathers

Issues that divided the Nation’s leaders The power of the federal government. Would the states or the federal government have the most power? Representation in Congress (How many members on Congress would each state get? – small states wanted equal representation, large states wanted it to be determined by population of the states Slavery – How would slaves be counted? Would the slave trade continue?

Called for a new national government. Threw out the Articles of Confederation Three separate branches of government. – a legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch Representation in the legislative branch based on population of state Large states like the plan, small states do not. The Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan Legislature - has one house. Each state gets one vote. Small states like the plan, the large states hate it. There would have to be a compromise.

The Great Compromise The Constitution was based on the Virginia Plan, but a compromise was made Legislature would have two houses (parts): House of Representatives and a Senate House - based on the population of state Senate - two senators per each state

Slavery The Southern states refused to approve the Constitution unless slavery continued. It was a terrible compromise to make, but the Northern states had no choice if they wanted a Constitution. 3/5 Compromise - Made each slave worth 3/5 of a vote in deciding numbers in House of Representatives Congress can not ban the slave trade until 1808.

Bill of Rights Most delegates believed that the Constitution carefully defined government powers and provided enough protection of individual rights Most delegates believed that the Constitution carefully defined government powers and provided enough protection of individual rights A Bill of Rights was therefore not included in the original Constitution A Bill of Rights was therefore not included in the original Constitution

Wrap Up Which states favored the Virginia Plan? Why? Which states favored the New Jersey Plan? Why? What compromise was made in order to please both sides? What were the debates over slavery? What is the Three-Fifths Compromise? What important part of the Constitution was not included in the original document?