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1、OriginsoftheConstitutionI.ArticlesofConfederationProblemsII.ConstitutionalConvention(1787)BackgroundWho?Controversy&CompromiseRepresentation/CongressSlaveryPresidential/ElectoralCompromiseIII.Conc.KeyTermsRepublicWashingtonMadisonFranklinVirginiaPlanGreatComprom

2、ise3/5CompromiseElectoralCollegeSomeProblemsWiththeArticlesofConfederationEachstatehadonevote(regardlessofitspopulation)TherewereneitherExecutivenorJudicialBranchesThenationalgovernmentdidnothavethepowertotax;statescouldcoinownmoney&conductforeignpolicyArticleso

3、fConfederationWheredidtheymeet…?Philadelphia=IndependenceHallOnePhilosophyPrevailedEligiblecitizenselectrepresentativeswhomakedecisions&establishpoliciesforthemRepublicWhowasattheConstitutionalConvention?WashingtonpresidedovertheConventionasitschairmanGeorgeWash

4、ingtonWhowasattheConstitutionalConvention?BenFranklinJamesMadisonWhowasNOTattheConstitutionalConvention?ThomasJeffersonJeffersonwastheUSAmbassadortoFranceWhichindividualhadthegreatestimpactontheConstitution…?JamesMadisonControversy:RepresentationinCongressVirgin

5、iaPlan(Madison)EliminatetheArticlesofConfederationSeparatetheNationalGovernmentintothreebranches:Legislative(mostpowerful),Executive&JudicialJamesMadisonRepresentationintheLegislativeBranchwouldbedeterminedentirelybyastate’spopulationSeparationofPowers(Madison’

6、sVirginiaPlan)Legislative(mostpowerful)ExecutiveJudicialThenumberofRepsforeachstateisbasedonstate’spopulationSolution=GreatCompromiseSeparatetheLegislativeBranchintotwosections:HouseofRepresentatives(basedonpopulation)Senate(twoforeachstate)BenFranklinSolution=G

7、reatCompromise(Franklin)LegislativeExecutiveJudicialHouseofRepresentativesBasedonpopulationSenateTwoforeachstateControversy:HowtoCountSlaves?Solution=3/5CompromiseOneslaveisequalto3/5ofapersonwhendeterminingastate’spopulationTortureMaskControversy:ChiefExecutive

8、LegislativeExecutive????JudicialHouseofRepresentatives?????????????SenateControversy:ChiefExecutiveLegislativeExecutive(President)JudicialHouseofRepresentativesHowtoc