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Crafting the Constitution: Compromises and Debates

Discover the key debates and compromises that shaped the US Constitution, from the Virginia and New Jersey Plans to the Great Compromise. Explore how tensions between large and small states were eased through innovative solutions like the Three-Fifths Compromise.

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Crafting the Constitution: Compromises and Debates

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  1. Writing the Constitution 1. Different Ideas were debated 2. Virginia Plan – favored large States - Edmund Randolph/James Madison - 3 branches 1. legislative – pass laws 2 houses w/members elected based on a states population 2. executive - carry out laws 3. judicial – make sure laws are carried out fairly ? Why did this plan favor large states?

  2. 3. New Jersey Plan – favored small states - William Paterson - 3 branches 1. legislative – - 1 house. - Each state would have one vote in the legislature 2. executive- 3. judicial– ? How did this plan favor small states?

  3. The Great Compromise - Compromise– settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement. - Roger Sherman - 3 branches 1. legislative – 2 houses(parts) – bicameral a. Senate – each state, regardless of size, would elect 2senators (favored small states) b. House of Representatives – members elected based on a state’s population (favored large states) 2. executive- President 3. judicial – Supreme Court ? How did this plan ease the tensions between the small and large states??

  4. Disagreements between Northern & Southern States Slavery?– could slaves be counted as population to determine how many members a state could elect in the House of Representatives? Southerners – said yes. They wanted slaves to count so they could get more members in the H.O.R. even though slaves couldn’t vote. Northerners – said no. Since slaves couldn’t vote, why should they be counted? Three-Fifths Compromise - 3/5ths of the slave population would be counted for representation - states agreed slave trade could not be banned for the next 20 years. After that, Congress could regulate the slave trade if it wished. - fugitive slaves could be returned to their owners

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