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Group Work. In your group, you are going to create a country On one sheet of the paper, make a flag On the other, put the following information Name of country Type of Government and current leader At least 5 laws At least 5 rights National Religion and/or Language Do you have one?

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  1. Group Work • In your group, you are going to create a country • On one sheet of the paper, make a flag • On the other, put the following information • Name of country • Type of Government and current leader • At least 5 laws • At least 5 rights • National Religion and/or Language • Do you have one? • Short History – new found land, took it from someone else

  2. The Constitutional Convention

  3. The Convention 1787Pennsylvania Statehouse (Independence Hall) • Similar to your groups • Purpose of meeting was to redraft the Articles of Confederation • 55 delegates from 12 states met in Philadelphia from May to September

  4. James MadisonFather of the Constitution • Scribe of the group-took copious notes never missing a day • Madison was the man that physically wrote the Constitution • Later became the 4th President • His ideas would serve as the basis for discussion and debate at the convention

  5. REPRESENTATION Were there any conflicts in your groups? • New Jersey v. Virginia 184,139 691,737

  6. BIG v. SMALL STATES

  7. VIRGINIA OR LARGE STATE PLAN Population would determined the number of representatives in congress RUTLEDGE & MADISON

  8. ELECT ELECT LOWER HOUSE UPPER HOUSE

  9. ELECT WHO SAID "NO WAY!"? ELECT LOWER HOUSE UPPER HOUSE

  10. NEW JERSEY OR SMALL STATE PLAN Favored equality in congress-every state has the same number of representatives WILLIAM PATERSON

  11. EQUALLY REPRESENTED

  12. THE GREAT ORCONNECTICUT COMPROMISE • Dispute was settled by Roger Sherman • Created a bicameral legislature • 2 Houses of Congress House of Representatives Senate

  13. 22EACH ELECT COMPROMISE

  14. The upper house (Senate) would have equal representation and be elected by the lower house The lower house (House of Representatives) would be subject to proportional representation

  15. SLAVERY DISAGREEMENTS: SHOULD SLAVES BE COUNTED AND TAXED?

  16. YES TO COUNTING NO TO TAXING SLAVES- WHY?

  17. NO TO COUNTING YES TO TAXING SLAVES- WHY?

  18. MAJOR STALEMATE HOW WAS IT RESOLVED?

  19. 140,178 + 3/5 108,895 140,178 + 65,337 = 205,515 3/5 COMPROMISE

  20. 3/5ths Compromise Decided to count each slave as 3/5ths of a person (or count only 3 out of 5 slaves) • Why would they do this?

  21. “Representatives and directTaxesshall be apportioned among the several States, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of freePersons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.” - US Constitution, Art I, sec. 2-

  22. The Migration or Importation ofsuch Personsas any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eighthundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person. - Art.I, sec. 9-

  23. AFTER 109 DAYS IN STIFLING HEAT, A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE DOCUMENT- TEN STATES VOTED YES & TWO ABSTAINED

  24. 39 OF THE 55 DELEGATES WOULD SIGN THE DOCUMENT SEPTEMBER 13, 1787

  25. THE MEMBERS THEN ADJOURNED TO A TAVERN

  26. THE REAL WORK & STRUGGLE NOW LAY AHEAD- THE DOCUMENT HAD TO BE RATIFIED BY 9 OF 13 STATES