Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, May-September 1787

Introduced by

Edmund Randolph

of Virginia (Written by James Madison)

This Plan would scrap the Articles of Confederation and create a new stronger national government.

This New Government would be organized like this:

•3 Branches of Government •Two houses of Congress •Representation in both houses based on Population.

Who supported it? •Large States •It gave them more power in Congress

Who opposed it? •Small States •They would be overruled in Congress

New Jersey

Delaware

New York

Virginia

Introduced by

William Paterson of New Jersey

This Plan was offered as a counter to the Virginia plan by the smaller states.

Under this plan, the government would be organized like this:

•3 Branches of Government •One house of Congress •Each State would have one vote, Like the Articles of Confederation

Who supported it? •Small States •It would provide equal representation in Congress

Who opposed it? •Large States •They felt they deserved more representation due to their size and wealth

New Jersey

Delaware

New York

Virginia

Also Know as

The Connecticut Compromise

This was a compromise between the large and small states. This is the final

framework of our government.

Our new government would be organized like this:

3 Branches of Government Two Houses of Congress (The House of Representatives and the Senate)

Equal: 2 per state

Based on Population

How did it satisfy the large states? Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population New Jersey

Delaware

New York

Virginia

How did it satisfy the Small states? Representation in the Senate would be equal (2 Senators per State)

Needed to solve the issue of:

The counting of Southern Slaves toward Taxation and Representation

What did the Southern States Want? Wanted the slaves to count toward representation, but not taxation

Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

South Carolina

Virginia

What did the Northern States Want? Wanted the slaves to count toward taxation, but not representation

How did the northern and southern states compromise over slavery?

•3/5ths of the slave population would be counted toward representation and taxation.