Social studies- Compromise

Compromise

3 if every 5 slaves would be counted in the population (100 slaves=60 slaves counted)

Great compromise

A mix of both Virginia and New Jersey plans.

Senate

Based on equal number for each state

House of representatives

Based on population

Legislative

Congress

3/5 compromise dealt with what?

Dealt with the issue of slavery

Non-slave states

Did not want slaves to be countes in the population so there a re few members in the house of representatives

Virginia plan

Larger states wanted this, same number of representatives and votes, three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judgicial)

Executive

President

Judicial

Sepreme court

Slave states

Wanted all slaves to count in the population so they could have more members in the house of representatives

Compromise

When two sides give up something they want in order to get an agreement