1. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
IT’S ALL ABOUT COMPROMISE !

2. VIRGINIA PLAN James Madison Plan:
3 branches of government
2 houses of congress (bicameral) (House & Senate)
Representation in both houses determined by population of the state
Liked by larger states, not liked by smaller states

3. NEW JERSEY PLAN William Paterson Plan:
One house legislature (unicameral)
One vote in congress per state
Liked by small states, not liked by larger states

4. GREAT COMPROMISE Roger Sherman Plan: Three branches of government
Two house legislature (bicameral)
Representation in House of Representatives based on state’s population
Each state has two Senators in Senate
House of Reps. Controls money bills

5. 3/5s PLAN
James Wilson
Plan: Should slaves be counted with the population?
Slaves counted as 3/5s of a person when counting the population (census)
Slave states want to count slaves, non slave states don’t want slaves counted

6. Slave Trade Slave trade can be regulated but not ended
No decisions on slavery will be made until 1808
They hoped it would just “go away or be forgotten”

7. ELECTORAL COLLEGE Roger Sherman & Elbridge Gerry
Plan: process to elect the president
A group of electors select the president instead of the voting public
State legislatures determine how their electors will be chosen
Add # of reps. + # senators to determine # of electors
Some delegates believed that regular citizens were too ignorant and easily misled to vote for a president
Common citizens are not going to like it