Transcript Constitutional Convention

Constitutional Convention
Debate in Philadelphia
Presented By:
Edgar, Christian, Celeste, and Enrique
Delegates at the
Convention
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Alexander Hamilton
Roger Sherman
James Madison
Problems & Solutions
• They had to revise the
Articles of
Confederation.
• They needed to
strengthen the powers
of the government.
• They had to be able
to speak freely and
to change their minds
without fear.
• They made plans to send
delegates to Philadelphia.
• They changed the
Articles of
Confederation at the
Constitutional
Convention.
• Guards were placed at
the doors, windows were
nailed shut, and they
spread gravel on the
street outside.
Problems and Solutions
• They couldn’t agree on • They made many
a way to improve the
compromises.
Articles.
• They disagreed on the 3/5 Compromise Great Compromise
number of
• They debated over two
representatives for
plans.
each state.
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
• Proposed that Congress be given much greater power over
the states. It also said the national government should have
an executive branch to carry out laws created by Congress.
The Virginia Plan stated that the national government
should have a judicial branch to interpret the laws passed by
Congress.
• This plan also said that states with larger populations, like
Virginia, should have more representatives in Congress than
smaller states.
• They thought that their proposal was the best.
The New Jersey Plan
• This proposal made during the Constitutional
Convention said that each state, large or small,
should have the same number of representatives in
Congress.
• The delegates who recommended this plan did not
like the Virginia Plan.
James Madison
• Political Leader
• Elected fourth
President of the
United States in
1808
• A leader of the
drive to approve
the Constitution
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Roger Sherman
• Suggested that
Congress should be
made up of not just
one part but of two
parts, called houses
• This became known as
the great Great
Compromise
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Three-Fifths
Compromise
• This was an
agreement made
stating that only
three-fifths of the
slaves would be
counted.
• Enslaved people
would be counted
as part of a state’s
population for both
representation in
Congress and for
taxes.
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Alexander Hamilton
• Delegate to the
Constitutional Convention
and leader of the
Federalists
• Lawyer
• Appointed by George
Washington to serve as his
aide in the American
Revolution.
• First Secretary of the
Treasury of the United
States.
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Great Compromise
• An Agreement at the
Constitutional Convention to
create a Congress with two
houses.
• First proposed by Roger
Sherman of Connecticut.
Conclusion
Delegates met in
secrecy.
Delegates devised
compromises.
Delegates debated
important issues.
The delegates
overcame
problems to
create a new
government that
worked.
A New Government
THE THREE BRANCHES OF
GOVERNMENT
Ap p oints Sup reme
Court justises and
other federal judges
JUDICIAL BRANCH
S upreme Courts and other federal courts
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
President
M akes sure laws are carried out
Commands the armed forces
Can overturn
President's
actions if it
finds them to
be against the
Constitution
Can veto laws
Congress has
passed
Interp rets, or decides, what laws mean, decides if
laws follow the Constitution
can overturn
laws
Can refuse to
appoint judges
Can override
Presidents veto
LEGIS LATIVE BRANCH
Congress
M akes laws
Establishes taxes
Something to Think
About
• Why do you think that the Three
Branches of Government is still
being used more than 200 years
later?
• What changes, if any, do you
think should be made to the
three branches of government ?