Records Of The Federal Constitutional Convention

RecordsoftheFederalConventionof1787OverviewV irginiaPlanSupportedbylar gestateswhowantmorerepresentationfortheirstatesinaccordwithagreaterpopulationNationalists->wantastrongercentralgovernmentGoal->toreplacetheArticlesofConfederationwithanationalgovernmentNewJerseyPlanPutforthbythesmallstatesTheywantedtheconfederationbecausetheyfearedanationalgovernmentwouldbetoopowerful.Theywantedanequalvoteperstate.Duringtheconfederation,statesonlygotonevote.V irginiaPlan:theNationalLegislatur eTheywantedabicamerallegislatureThepeoplewouldelectthefirstbranch,whichdirectlyrepresentstheopinionsandviewsofthepeople.Thesecondbranchwouldbeelectedbythefirst,whichdecidesthebestforeverybodyandthinksoflong-termissuesthatmustbesolved.ThenumberofvoteswillbedeterminedbythepopulationsofeachstateItgivesthelegislaturethevetopowerAddsanationalexecutiveItaddsaNationalExecutiveThiswillhavetheauthoritytoenforcenationallawsAddsaNationalJudiciarybranchJudgeswillserveforlifeDealswithnationalpeaceandharmony ,impeachment,foreigners,nationalrevenue,etc.(Allnationalconcerns)NewJerseyPlanPro-confederation,makessomechangestothearticlesbutstillgivesthestatessignificantpowers,whichkeepsitaconfederation.W antedtokeepthestructureoftheconfederation.Thestateswouldstillhaveanequalsay .Aren taddingnearlyasmanypowersastheV irginiaPlanortheconstitution,keepingitaconfederationAddsfederalpowers.Addsataxingpoweronimportsandpostagebythecongress.Thefederalgovernmentisnowstillcollectingtaxesinsteadofthestates.TheywanttoaddpowertoregulatetradeandcommerceTheywanttoaddafederalexecutiveandafederaljudiciaryTheywantthefederalexecutivetoenforcelawsTheywantjudgestoserveforlifeOutlineofKeyT ake-A wayPointsfr omtheSelectionsfromtheRecordsoftheFederalConventionof1787:V irginiaPlan:nationalgovernmentStructureoflegislature:bicameralv .unicameralRepresentationinlegislatureWhoisrepresented?Howisrepresentationapportioned?Powers,vis--visstates:seeres.NationalexecutiveandjudiciaryNewJerseyPlan:ArticlesofConfederation+morepowersStructureoflegislature,representationinthelegislature:asinArticlesNewpowers:esp.taxingpower ,regulationofcommerceFederalexecutiveandjudiciary .HamiltonPlan:AbolitionofstategovernmentBritishgovernmentbestWhy?Senateforlife,exec.forlifeWhy?Dangersofdemocracy(relatestobandc)ConnecticutCompromise/GreatCompromiseKnowwhatthisis,whatpartorpartsoftheNewJerseyandV irginiaPlansitrelatesto,andwhatpartoftheoriginalConstitutionitisconnectedto.