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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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2   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

3   William Paterson  One House  Equal Representation New Jersey Plan

4   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!

5   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

6   Atlantic slave trade will continue until 1808.  Slave trade within America would continue Slave Trade

7  “We the people”We the people

8   Support the Constitution  Write the “Federalist Papers”  85 essays  Strong central government!  James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay Federalists

9   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

10   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

11   (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?

12   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

13   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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