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Proposed by Edmund Randolf Written by James Madison Calls for 1,2, 3 Branches Calls for 1,2, 3 Branches 2 Houses Upper Lower Virginia Plan
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William Paterson One House Equal Representation New Jersey Plan
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Roger Sherman Bi-Cameral Legislature (Two House) Lower House (House of Representatives) Based on population 2-year terms Upper House (Senate) Equal representation – 2 per state 6 year terms The Great Compromise!
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Allows every enslaved person to be counted as 3/5 of a free person North agrees to keep the South in the Union Bad for slaves Three-Fifths Compromise
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Atlantic slave trade will continue until 1808. Slave trade within America would continue Slave Trade
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“We the people”We the people
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Support the Constitution Write the “Federalist Papers” 85 essays Strong central government! James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay Federalists
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Do Not Support the Constitution as it was Arguments against Weakening of the States No Bill of Rights Strength of executive branch George Mason and Patrick Henry Anti-Federalists
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Need 9/13 states to take effect Delaware is the first to ratify Virginia If they don’t ratify will anyone else? New Hampshire! Ratification
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(Author) Did a Federalist or Anti-Federalist create this? (Audience) Who did the author want to see this cartoon? (Context) What is going on in the US at this time? (Content) What does each of the pillars represent? (Purpose) What is this cartoon trying to convince its audience to do?
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What is a Bill of Rights? Many states felt the Federal gov’t needed to protect the rights of their citizens. First 10 Amendments passed in 1789. Ratified in 1791. Bill of Rights
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1 st – Religion, Speech, Press, Petition, Assembly 2 nd – Bear Arms 3 rd – Quartering 4 th – Search and Seizure 5 th -8 th – Rights of the Accused 9 th & 10 th – Limits the federal gov’t Impact? Rap Rap Bill of Rights
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