1. 3.2 Creating and Ratifying the Constitution

2. Government w/3 branches
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
3 branches of government
Government w/3 branches
One house legislature
Legislative-makes laws
Each state had one vote
Executive Branch-carries out laws
Made states equal in power
Constitutional Compromise
Judicial branch-system of courts to interpret & apply the laws
Smaller states happy,larger states unhappy
committee proposed 2 houses
Legislature divided into 2 houses
Senate equal in representation
Proposed by William Patterson
States representation based on population
House based on population
Proposed by Roger
Sherman of
Connecticut
Large states happy,small states unhappy
Designed by James
Madison
Great Compromise

3. 2. Three-fifths Compromise
– southern states wanted to count slaves as part of population
- for more voting power
- northern states did not want this to happen b/c they had fewer slaves
- Compromise
- every five slaves counted as three free people

4. 3. Other Compromises – Trade - north wanted Congress to regulate trade
- south thought Congress would then tax exports
- feared damaged economy
- end of slave trade

5. - compromise
- Congress could regulate trade between states and other
countries, but could not tax exports or interfere w/slave
trade until 1808

6. Other Compromises-voting for president
- Electoral College
- some felt Congress should select president
- others felt citizens should select president
- Compromise
- group of people selected by state legislatures to select president and vice president
- still used today except voters choose electors

7. 4. ratifying the Constitution
– 9/17/1787
- Gouverneur Morris headed a committee to write the
Constitution
- each state needed a ratifying convention to vote
- 9 out of 13 would make the Constitution the “Supreme Law of the Land”

8. 5. Support
– Federalists supported the Constitution and the idea of Federalism
- flaws w/Articles of Confederation
- need for a stronger national government
- Series of papers called The Federalist defended the Constitution
- Hamilton
- Madison
- Jay

9. 6. opposition
– anti-federalists against the Constitution and a strong National government
- not enough power for states
- no bill of rights

10. 7. agreement – Bill of Rights was added
- 1st Ten Amendments to the Constitution