The Constitutional Convention was held between May and September, ________. It included _______ delegates from all states except ___________. They were sent by their states to revise the ___________________________. I. Characteristics of the Delegates _________________ - many had written their states’ constitutions. Many had fought in the ___________________ Most were _________________ Most were well- ______________ The average age was __________ Experienced Article of Confederation Rhode Island educated Lawyers Revolution 42

Those NOT present included: Thomas ______________, Patrick ________________, Sam ________________, Thomas ________________, and John ________________. II. Early Agreements The proceedings would be held in _______________ The issues the were discussing were _______________ They agreed that George _________________ would chair the convention They agreed they would write a new _______________ rather than revise the Articles They decided each _____________ would have one vote in the convention and agreements would need only a simple _____________ to pass. Jefferson Henry AdamsPaine Adams Washington controversial Secret Constitution State Majority

They agreed on a _______________ of powers, a _______________ form of government, and a federal sharing of powers between the states and the______________ government. III. The __________________ Plan James _____________ wisely chose to prepare a plan for the new government LONG before the convention began. His plan became the basis for the _________________________. The Virginia Plan had _____ Branches: ______________, ______________, and ________________ – ______________ - makes the laws. Bi-cameral (___ Houses), the lower house would be elected by theseparation republican Madison Virginia national Legislative 3 new Constitution JudicialExecutive Legislative2

people, the upper house elected by the lower house. Each state would receive a number of votes according to the population of the state. (Why would small state not like this plan?) – _______________ - _____________ the laws. Single executive, elected by the legislature. – ________________ - _____________ the laws. Selected by the executive The ____________ Plan – The ____________ felt they would be overwhelmed by the ____________ states under the Virginia Plan. They proposed a different plan ExecutiveEnforces New Jersey Interprets Judicial large Small

The New Jersey Plan had 3 branches – Legislative- __________ House legislature, each state with an ___________ number of votes. ( What’s the problem with that?) – Executive- _______________ chosen by Congress. – Judicial – Court system with judges chosen by____________ The _______________ Compromise – Roger Sherman of ________________ proposed a compromise between the two plans as it related to the ________________. (congress) One Equal congress Committee Great Connecticut Legislature

Two House legislature- ______________________________ House of Representatives elected by ______________ Number of delegates (representative) determined by __________________________ Serve _____ year term The Senate Elected by state legislature _____ per state – equal representation ________________ treaties and appointments made by the President Upper house & Lower House people 2 2 state population Approve

VI. _________ Compromise Since the number of representatives each state got was to be determined by population, the question arose of whether the ______________ would be allowed to count ___________________ as part of their population The South wanted: Slaves to be counted when determining the number of ___________________________ Slaves not to be counted when determining the amount of ____________ each state would have to pay. – The Compromise: Slaves would count as ______ of a person for both taxation and representation.3/5South taxes Representatives Slaves 3/5

VII. Commerce Compromises Tariffs ( __________) – taxes on imports and exports The South wanted no tariffs on ____________ and ______________ The North wanted a tariff on _____________ to protect their manufacturers from ______________ competition The Compromise: No tariffs on _____________. A tariff on _______________. ________________ would be allowed to be imported until 1808 with a $10 per slave tariff. taxes imports foreign imports exports exports importsSlaves

VII. Presidential Elections Some delegates wanted the President to be selected by ________________ others wanted the selection to be made by the _____________ legislatures, the most democratic wanted the President to be elected directly by the _____________ The Compromise: The President would be elected by an _______________ college, where each state would have a number or electors equal to the number of _____________ plus the number of ______________________ that state has in Congress. The President would serve a _____ year term, with ______ ____________ on the number of terms. congress state electoral people Senators representatives 4 No limit