Chapter 9 Flashcards
(Pg 16/4) June 13
William Paterson delivers the New Jersey plan to the convention
(Pg 16/4) Lansing of New York ordered for
Reading the first resolution of both Paterson s and randolphs plans
Principles “directly in contrast”
(Pg 16/4) regarding the different plane Lansing states
“Me. Patersons plan sustains the sovereignty of the respective states, that of me. Randolphs destroys it.”
(Pg 16/4) patersons plan
Federal
(Pg 16/4) randolphs plan
National
(Pg 16/4) Jefferson and Madison considered a strong central government to be
Contrary to the republican ideals that they fought the revolution for
(Pg 16/4) Jefferson viewed America as an
Agricultural nation
(Pg 16/4) Luther Martin, Yates, Lansing:
Anti-constitutionalists
(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (branches)
Two branches of legislature
(Pg 16/4) New Jersey plan: (branches)
One simple legislative body
(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (legislative powers come from)
Legislative powers come from the people
(Pg 16/4) jersey plan (legislative powers come from)
Power from the states
(Pg 16/4) Virginia plan (executive)
Single executive
(Pg 16/4) jersey plan (executive)
Plural executive
(Pg 17/1) Virginia (majority of legislature)
Majority of the legislature can act
(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (majority of legislature)
Small majority can control
(Pg 17/1) Virginia (legislature can legislate)
Legislature can legislate on all national concerns
(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (legislature can legislate)
Legislature can act on limited objects
(Pg 17/1) Virginia plan: (legislature to veto)
Legislature to negative all state laws
(Pg 17/1) Jersey plan: (legislature to veto)
Giving power to executive to compel obedience by force
(Pg 17/1) Virginia plan (remove executive)
Remove the executive by impeachment
(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (remove the executive)
Remove executive on application of majority of states
(Pg 17/1) Virginia (tribunals)
Establishment of inferior judiciary tribunals
(Pg 17/1) jersey plan (tribunals)
No provisions
(Pg 17/1) Wilson stars regarding national government
“Why should a national government be unpopular? Has it less dignity? Will each citizen enjoy under it less liberty and protection? Will a citizen of Delaware be degraded by becoming a citizen of the United States ?”
(Pg 17/1) Alexander Hamilton: (had a vision of a )
“Had a vision of a single unified nation, rivaling britain and France and powerful also on the sea.”
(Pg 17/1) New York was divided
Sharply into two political parties.
(Pg 17/1) haniltpm favored the — constitution above
British constitution “above all governments on earth.”
(Pg 17/1) Hamilton was a
Nationalist a Continentalist who desires a government with a strong central power that would pervade the whole.
(Pg 17/1) Hamilton offered a
Plan of his own that he preferred over the two.it was republican in form with a government elected “by a process originating with the people”
(Pg 18/2) Hamilton desired a —- executive
Single executive chosen for life by the electors who would have the power of an absolute veto
(Pg 18/2) senators would also be
Elected for life
(Pg 18/2) a lower house/ assembly would be elected by
The people and would serve a three year term.
(Pg 18/2) state governors would be elected by
The national government
(Pg 18/2) John Quincy Adams later states that hamiltons plan was
Theoretically better than the constitution that was adopted
(Pg 18/2) Yates and Lansing left the
Convention forever Hamilton returned from time to time and arrived at the state house in September to sign the constitution.
