1. Aim: How was the Constitutional Convention an exercise in compromise?

2. Slavery: Should slavery be legal in the United States?
Should the Constitution continue to allow slave trade?
Should northerners be forced to turn over runaway slaves to their owners?

3. Slavery remained legal in the US until 1865 when the 13th amendment was passed.
Slave trade continued until 1808.
Fugitive slaves had to be captured and returned to their masters.

4. 2. Representation:
How should states be represented in government? Should large states have more votes or should it be equal for all?

5. House of Representatives
The
Legislative Branch (makes laws)
senate
House of Representatives
2 senators per state
More people more reps. & more votes

6. 2. Representation:
Should slaves be counted as part of the population of state?

7. The Three-Fifths Compromise
Every 5 slaves would count as 3 people.

8. 3. Voting:
Who should be allowed to vote in general elections?
Not everyone!!!

9. The founding fathers were afraid of allowing all citizens to vote…
They agreed on the Electoral College, which is a system to elect the President of the U.S.
When you vote for the President you are really voting for an ELECTOR to vote for you
Each state has a determined number of electors
A state’s number of electors is the total number of Senators + Representatives in the House
New York
2 senators
27 representatives
Total 29 electors

10. Which two states have the most electors?

11. How do we get the number 538??? 100 Senators 435 representatives
There are a total of 538 electoral votes
(The District of Columbia is not a state but is given 3 electoral votes)
How do we get the number 538???
100 Senators
435 representatives

12. A candidate must have 270 electoral votes to win the Presidential election.
If no single candidate gets the required 270 electoral votes then the House of Representatives votes to decide the President