1. Constitutional Convention

2. Virginia v. New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
James Madison
Strong Central Govt
3 Branches- Executive, Judicial, Legislative
Legislative is most powerful
Legislature (Congress has 2 houses)
Proportional Representation in Congress
Reps equal to size of states’ population– Which states would like this????
More similar to Articles of Confederation
Congress has only 1 house
Weak Central Govt
Equal representation in Congress- each state has same number of delegates no matter size– which states would like this??

3. Compromises
Connecticut- How should representatives be chosen? Proportional or equal?
House of Reps- proportional
Senate- equal
3/5 Compromise- Which people should count in the population of each state? Just free people or free and slave?
Slaves count as 3/5 in terms of population

4. How strong should the federal government be?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Favored a strong central government
One of government’s prime functions was to maintain order
Wanted three branches and a two house legislature
Feared the masses getting too much power
What about problems like state money and taxes?
Favored a weak central government
Strong state governments
Wanted the government to be close to the people
State governments would be more sympathetic to the people than a large central government
Didn’t want to federal government to keep an army

5. Who is fit to rule?
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Believed in the decency of the common man and in participatory democracy
Wanted greater protection of individual rights ( a bill of rights!)
Had the support of many small farmers, shopkeepers, and laborers
Elitists
Saw themselves and those of their class as fit to govern (others were to be governed)
Believed that everyday people were not fit to rule
Had the support of property owners, rich merchants of Northeast and Middle Atlantic states

6. How should the people be represented?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
New Jersey Plan
Eventually OPPOSED ratification of the Constitution as we know it
Virginia Plan
SUPPORTED THE CONSTITUTION AS WRITTEN

7. (James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay)
US CONSTITUTION
For
Against
Federalist
(James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay)
Anti Federalist
(Patrick Henry)