1. Chapter 7
Section 2

2. The Revolution
The Preamble

3. Review from section 1 The fix? -> which led to Shays Rebellion
Weak Articles of Confederation = weak government
-> which led to Shays Rebellion
The fix?
> new rules, or constitution

4. Philadelphia, summer 1787 55 men from 12 states (R.I. missing)
James Madison, BenjaminFranklin,and George Washington
James Madison was
the main author of the
Virginia Plan presented
by Edmund Randolph,
the governor of Virginia

5. Virginia Plan (favors states w/ large populations)
Three branches of the government
Executive -> President to enforce laws
Judicial -> Supreme Court, with court system to interpret laws
Legislative -> Congress
Upper house -> Senate (based on pop.)
Lower house -> House of Reps. (based on pop.)

6. New Jersey Plan (Favored by states w/ small populations)
Executive -> same
Judicial -> same
Legislative -> Called for a single house of Congress with equal representation for all states! Also allowed Congress to regulate trade and tax.

7. The Great Compromise July 16, 1787
Roger Sherman of Connecticut
Two house Congress
Lower house (House of Representatives) based on population with 2 year terms
Upper House (Senate) two each for all states with 6 year terms

8. Slavery
North says slaves can not vote so should not count toward representation
South wants slaves to be counted as 3/5 so that they are not full citizens, but help them gain power in Congress
South gets what they want!

9. The Preamble Gouverneur Morris wrote the Preamble Discusses the major
differences between the
Articles and the new Constitution
Ben Franklin states “I agree to this Constitution with all its faults”

10. Story Time!
We the Kids!