1. II. Origins of American Government
Unit 2: Foundations of American Government

2. Bellringer
Go over Unit 2 Online Assignment 1

3. Objectives
Identify the Framers of the Constitution and discuss how they organized the Philadelphia Convention.
Compare and Contrast the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
Summarize the convention’s major compromise and the effects of those decisions.
Describe the delegates’ reactions to the Constitution.

4. IV. Creating the Constitution
The Summer of hot

5. A) The Framers All but Rhode Island “an assembly of demi-gods”
Framers – people who attended the Constitution Convention and wrote the Constitution
Page who were they?
“I smell a rat”

6. B) Organization and Procedure
Met in same place the Declaration had been signed
George Washington picked to be President of the Convention
On 5th day decided to abandon the Articles

7. C) Proposals
The Virginia Plan – 3 branches, bicameral house, lower house elected by population then picks the upper house, states must support union, very powerful government
The New Jersey Plan – unicameral Congress based on equality, power to tax, regulate trade
The big fight was over population verses equality – almost unraveled.

8. D) Compromises
Connecticut Compromise – (Great Compromise) solved the legislature issue – decided that the lower house would be voted on by the people and based on population who would then pick the upper house based on equality
3/5s compromise – do slaves count towards population count? – count as 3/5s of a person
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise – no law on slavery for 20 years (give it time) and exports can’t be taxed
Smaller ones – how President elected, structure of Congress, limits on the new central government
Franklin motioned to approve the new Constitution – picture then setting Sun.
Madison – father of the Constitution

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10. Review