Government chapter 2 section 4

Who were the framers of the constitution?

Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylavania, Alexander Hamilton of New York, James Madison of Virginia, William Peterson of New Jersey, Edmund Randolph of Virginia, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut

New Jersey plan(1787)

A proposal to created a unicameral legislature with equal representation of states instead of by population

Benjamin Franklin(Pennsylvania delegate)

At age 81, the oldest and most admired delegate in attendance

Framers

Delegates of the constitutional convention who developed framework for the government and wrote the constitution

What was the basis for representation in congress for great compromise?

Equal votes for all states in senate, representation based on state population in the House

Great compromise(1789)

Establishing that states would determine represemtation in lower house of legislature, while every state has equal representation in the upper house

Three-Fifths Compromise(1789)

It provided that three-fifths of the enslaved people in a state would be counted when determining a state's population.

Why did large states favor the Virginia plan?

It suggested that representaion in congress be based on population

James Madison(Virginia delegate)

Major author of the Virginia plan and a supporter of a strong national government

William Paterson(New Jersey delegate)

Proposed the New Jersey Plan, which called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation from each state

Edmund Randolph(Virginia delegate)

Proposed the Virginia plan, which called for a government with three separate branches based on each states population or wealth

Roger Sherman(Connecticut delegate)

Proposed the great compromise, which called for equal representation in the senate and representation based on state population in the house

Alexander Hamilton(New York delegate)

Strongly advocated for passing the constitution by co- authoring a series of essays known as the Federalist papers

How did the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan differ?

The number of houses in the legislative branch and the basis for determining representation

Virginia Plan(1787)

The plan for government, wheere the national government would have supreme power and a legislative branch would have two houses with representation determined by the state population

How did the delegates of the Philadelphia convention address the issue of slavery?

They delayed the abolishing the Atlantic slave trade for 20 years

What was the original purpose of the Philadelphia convention of 1787

To revise the Articles of the confederation