Agenda Bell Ringer HW Review Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan PPT Exit Card HW: p

HW Review p What did Congress ask the delegates to do during the Philadelphia Convention? Did they accomplish what was asked of them? Asked to improve AoC. Decided to scrap them and write new Constitution.

HW Review p In what ways were the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention representative of thee American people? In what ways were they not representative? Included: Young men who had participated in Revolutionary War, most served in Congress. Excluded: Women, African Americans, poor, Indians

HW Review p What rules did Framers establish for the convention? What was the purpose of these rules? Rules: Secret for 30 years, each state 1 vote Purpose: Secrecy would ensure true opinions were shared and that delegates were isolated from outside influence. 1 vote per state would ensure small state participation

HW Review p What basic ideas about government did the Framers agree to include in a new constitution? Purpose of government is to promote rights and common good Strong national government was required to protect rights Republican form of government Separation of powers/ checks and balances

Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan In state groups, read p and create a two- column chart on big paper (Va./NJ) which lists: a) The features of each plan b) Describe adv. & disadv. (+/-) of each part of the plan c) A tree diagram of the branches of federal government expressed in each plan d) Report out to class

How did the Framers resolve the conflict about representation in Congress? WTP 2 Lesson 13

Objectives Students will be able to:  Explain why the states argued about representation in Congress  Explain how the conflict about representation was resolved  Explain the concepts of equal and proportional representation  Describe key features of the Great Compromise

What important conflict existed between the large and small states? How many representatives should each state have in Congress? Small states favor equal representation Large states favor proportional representation

What was the Virginia Plan? - Strong national government - State governments & federal government  federal system - National government can make laws and collect taxes. - 3 Branches: Executive, Judicial, Legislative - Legislature  Two houses; both proportional

What was the New Jersey Plan? - Favored weak national government - Unicameral (one house of legislation) - Each state has equal representation Congress would have power to : - levy fines on states refusing to pay taxes. - Regulate trade between states and with other nations 3 Branches -several executives appointed by legislature, Supreme court appointed by executives

How did the Great Compromise solve the problem of representation? Congress will have two houses 1)Senate – equal representation 2)House of Representatives – proportional representation All bills involving government spending start in House, could be vetoed by Senate.

Exit Card 1. The purpose of the Philadelphia Convention was to: a. Declare independence from Great Britain b. Ratify the Articles of Confederation c. Secretly take control of the new states d. Improve the articles of Confederation 2. Giving states with larger populations a greater number of representatives in Congress is called a. Equal representation b. Adequate representation c. Proportional representation d. Legislative representation 3. The decision to divide Congress into two houses, with equal representation in one and proportional representation in the other was called the: a. Great Compromise b. Virginia Plan c. New Jersey Plan d. New York Compromise