Chapter 5.3 Flashcards
Why did the convention happen
Shays rebellion led Americans to see that the new government was not working and a new one was needed
Who said that the articles need to be fixed
Alexander Hammilton
Who came to the convention
All states except rhode island
How many delegates were at the convention total
55
Who wee the founding fathers of our country that were at the convention
Franklin
Washington
Madison
Who was president of the convention
Washington
Who is the father of the consitution
James Madison
Rules of convention
All p.o.v. had to be heard
Meeting behind closed doors
All windows and doors closed
Why did they have the windows and doors closed in the convention
They didn’t want to fall under the influence of the public if they heard
Who was the Virginia plan proposed by? Who wrote it?
Proposed by: Randolph
Written by:Randolph and Madison
Purpose of Virginia plan
To get a 3 branch government and to get 2 houses(bicameral)
Representation in the Virginia plan would be based on
Population or wealth. Gave larger states an advantage
Legislative powers in Virginia plan
Issue taxes, regulate commerce, and make laws
What do the legislative powers in the Virginia plan show
Weakness of articles
Who was the NJ plan presented by
William Patterson
How many houses were in the NJ plan
1(unicameral)
In the NJ plan how many votes would each state get
They would get 1 vote and all states would be equally represented
What was the NJ plans government similar to
Articles of confederation gov
What is the great compromise aka
Connecticut compromise
Who was the Connecticut compromise presented by
Roger Sherman
In the great compromise how would the houses represent the state
Differently
In the great compromise how was the senate and the house
Senate: equal rep.
House: state pop
Reason for the 3/5 th compromise
Slave states wanted slaves to count towards population but not taxation, while non slave states wanted them to count towards taxation, not population
What does 3/5 mean in slavery
5 slaves = 3 people
