1. Creating & Ratifying the Constitution
Chapter 3 Sec. 2

2. Section 2 Vocabulary Legislative Branch Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Electoral College
Federalists
Federalism
Anti-Federalists

3. Two opposing plans The Virginia Plan Designed by James Madison
Called for three branches of government
Legislative Branch- creates laws
Executive Branch- carries out laws
Judicial Branch- interprets laws
Called for the legislative branch to have two houses, with the states represented by population in each
Favored larger states

4. Two opposing plans The New Jersey Plan
Called for the same three branches of government
Called for the legislative branch to have one house where each state would have equal representation
This plan favored smaller states

5. Constitutional Compromises
The Great Compromise
In order to satisfy the wishes of both large and small states, Roger Sherman proposed a compromise
Called for a two house legislature
Senate- each state would have equal representation. Two Senators per state
House of Representatives- each state would have representation based on population

7. Constitutional Compromises
Debate over slaves
Southern states wanted slaves to be counted as part of their population
This would give them more representation in Congress
Northern states opposed this
The two sides were able to come to a compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise would count 3 out of 5 slaves as part of the Southern population

8. Constitutional Compromises
Delegates disagreed on whether Congress or the voters should choose the president
Their solution was the Electoral College
A group of people named by the state legislature to select a president and vice president
Today the popular vote determines who wins each states electoral vote.
Electoral number is determined by number of each states representatives plus 2 senators

9. Approving the Constitution
Ratification, or approval required 9 of the 13 states to vote “yes”
Supporters of the constitution called themselves Federalists to emphasize that the Constitution would create a system of federalism, a form of government in which power is divided between the national and state governments
Anti-Federalists opposed the new constitution. They wanted a bill of rights to be added.
Both sides agreed to add a bill of rights, and this allowed the needed 9 votes. Thus the new Constitution took effect