The Constitutional Convention: Issues & Compromises
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Caleb Andrews
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The Constitutional Convention
Issues & Compromises
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Quick Recap
state delegates met in May 1787 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Penn.
Washington chosen to lead the meeting
Mission was to revise the Articles of Confederation
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Open Ended
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Issues & Compromises
The Constitutional Convention had a lot of important issues to resolve
Different states had different ideas of how the government should be organized, so compromises had to be made
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Compromises Include:
congressional representation
the continued institution of slavery
the extent of democratic participation
the power of the central government versus the states
the adoption of the Bill of Rights
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Multiple Choice
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The Great Compromise
One of biggest disagreements in the Constitutional Convention was about how states should be represented in Congress
Large, highly populated states favored the Virginia Plan, which proposed that a state’s population determine its representation in the new government.
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The Great Compromise
Small, less populated states were not in favor of the Virginia Plan. They preferred the New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan proposed that each state have equal representation, regardless of population.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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The Great Compromise
To solve the representation issue, the delegates adopted the Great Compromise, which called for:
a bicameral (two house) legislature
equal representation for states in the upper house (the Senate)
representation based on a state’s population in the lower house (House of Representatives)
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Issues & Compromises
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