Chapter 3 Section 2 The Constitutional Convention Need strong government and constitution Constitutional Convention States send representatives to make government Partner Discussion Why was it important that the states got together to make a government ID: 380098
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A New Constitution
Chapter 3, Section 2Slide2
The Constitutional ConventionNeed strong government and constitution
Constitutional Convention
: States send representatives to make governmentSlide3
Partner Discussion Why was it important that the states got together to make a government?Slide4
Who were there delegates?55 Delegates Made Constitution
Called: “The Framers”
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Famous examples:Slide5
The Virginia PlanBy James Madison
Divide Government into 3 branches
Executive: Approves laws, face of government
Legislative: Makes laws
Judicial: enforces laws
Congress (Legislative) determined by state population.
More people = more representativesSlide6
Partner Discussion Why would states with a small population not like Congress to be decided by the number of people in each state?Slide7
Compromises Slide8Slide9
The Connecticut Compromise
Congress has two houses: House of Representatives and Senate
House of Reps
Population determines number of representatives.
More people, more representatives
Senate
Each state gets 2 representatives.Slide10
Partner Discussion Should slaves count in the population? Should the South get more representatives because of slavery?Slide11Slide12
The Three-Fifths CompromiseSouth: Wants slaves to count
North: They don’t vote, they don’t count
3 out of every 5 slaves count toward population total
Congress can not interfere/get involved with slave tradingSlide13
Other Constitution AspectsPopular Sovereignty:
Rule by people
Federalism
: power divided between National and State governments
Amending Constitution:
Can make changes with votes
Checks and Balances
:
No branch gets too much powerSlide14Slide15
Ratification= Approving / Voting for something
Antifederalists
: against Constitution
D
elegates
did too much
Not
fair to lower classes
Too much power to
central
government
No bill of rights Federalists : wanted Constitution
No ratification would mean anarchy
Wrote The Federalist
analyzed Constitutionexplained thinkingFederalists are successful
Promised to add Bill of Rights10 months for 9 states to ratify
First state was Delaware on Dec 7, 1787Slide16
Ratification
December
7, 1787:
Delaware
ratifies. Vote: 30 for, 0 against.
December 12, 1787:
Pennsylvania
ratifies. Vote: 46 for, 23 against.
December 18, 1787:
New Jersey
ratifies. Vote: 38 for, 0 against.
January 2, 1788:
Georgia
ratifies. Vote: 26 for, 0 against.
January 9, 1788:
Connecticut
ratifies. Vote: 128 for, 40 against.
February 6, 1788:
Massachusetts
ratifies. Vote: 187 for, 168 against.
March
24, 1788: Rhode Island popular referendum rejects. Vote: 237 for, 2708 against.
April 28, 1788:
Maryland
ratifies. Vote: 63 for, 11 against.
May 23, 1788:
South Carolina
ratifies. Vote: 149 for, 73 against.
June 21, 1788:
New Hampshire
ratifies. Vote: 57 for, 47 against.
Minimumrequirement
for ratification met.
June 25, 1788:
Virginia
ratifies. Vote: 89 for, 79 against.
July 26, 1788:
New York
ratifies. Vote: 30 for, 27 against.
August
2, 1788: North Carolina convention adjourns without ratifying by a vote
November 21, 1789:
North Carolina
ratifies. Vote: 194 for, 77 against.
May
29, 1790:
Rhode Island
ratifies. Vote: 34 for, 32 against.