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). represented equally, 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, Equal Representation~Upper House( Senate) Proportional Representation~Lower House (House of Representatives)

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 Preamble An introduction. It was a list of goals

We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

THE ARTICLES THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT 1-3 (Legislative, Executive, Judicial) 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