1. Compromises Made at Constitutional Convention
Political science
Spring 2016

2. Virginia Plan 3 branches of government Bicameral legislature
House of Reps elected by people according to population
Senate chosen by House of Representatives
All elected officials take an oath to support constitution
Goal was a truly national government with expanded powers.

3. New Jersey Plan Unicameral legislature – 1 vote per state
Allows Congress to tax and regulate trade
Plural executive
Supreme Court

4. Major Point of Disagreement
How should the States be represented?
Population
Financial contribution
Equality

5. Great Compromise (aka) Connecticut Compromise
Bicameral legislature
Senate – States represented equally
House – representation based on population
Encouraged the small states to agree to a national government by giving them equal representation in the Senate!

6. Three-Fifths Compromise
Should slaves be counted in the population of the Southern states?
Each slave is counted as 3/5 of a person
Southern states win by getting more representation in the House
Northern states win bc South will have to pay for their slaves in taxes
Abolished with the 13th amendment

7. Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
Congress forbidden to tax exports
Congress forbidden power to ban slave trade for 20 years. (until 1808)
Satisfied Southerners as a way to adjust their economy for the eventual ban of the slave trade.

8. Did Everybody Agree
Federalists – favored the passage of the Constitution and a strong central/national government
Anti-Federalists – opposed the passage of the Constitution in fear of a strong central/national government
Will eventually agree when a Bill of Rights is agreed upon