THE CONSTITUTION
VIRGINIA PLAN
Branches Three - legislative, executive,
and judicial. The legislature was more
powerful, as it chose people to serve in the
executive and judicial branches.
• Legislature Two houses (bicameral).
The House of Representatives was
elected by the people and the Senate
was elected by the state legislatures.
Both were represented proportionally.
• Other Powers The legislature could
regulate interstate trade, strike down
laws deemed unconstitutional and use
armed forces to enforce laws.
THE NEW JERSEY PLAN
Branches Three - legislative, executive,
and judicial. The legislature appoints
people to serve in the executive branch,
and the executive branch selects the
justices of the Supreme Court.
• Legislature- One house (unicameral).
States would be represented equally, so
all states had the same power.
• Other Powers The national government
could levy taxes and import duties,
regulate trade, and state laws would be
subordinate to laws passed by the
national legislature
CONNECTICUT PLAN
• "Connecticut Compromise," a
plan that suggested
representation in the lower
house (the House of
Representatives) based on
population, and equal
representation in the upper
house (the Senate).
3/5 Compromise
• Tax purposes
• Representation
• Escaped Slaves Returned
• Unrestricted Slave Trade
RATIFICATION
• 1787-1789
• 1787 Delaware Signs
• 1789 Rhode Island and North Carolina
FEDERALISTS
• FAVORED RATIFICATION
• STRONG CENTRAL GOV
• WEAK LOWER
• RICH, LARGE
LANDOWNERS
ANTI-FEDERALISTS
• Opposed Ratification
• Supported Articles of
Confederation
• Weak Central GOV, Strong
State GOVs
SMALL LAND OWNERS
THE ARTICLES
• THREE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT 1-3
• Relations Among the States 4
• The Amendment Process 5
• The Supremacy Clause 6
• Ratification 7
THE AMENDMENTS
• There are 27
• First 10- The Bill of Rights
• First passed in 1791
• Last 1992