Federalism - The Constitutional Convention
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What is Federalism? Break down and examine the major ideas and aspects of what made up the Constitutional Convention.
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- AMENDING THE ARTICLES
- ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
- The first order of business stemmed from whether, and how, to alter the Articles of Confederation. For some, change was enough, however, many wanted to start from scratch. Eventually, the delegates, in secrecy, agreed to throw out the Articles entirely and start anew in creating the Constitution.
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- STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT
- LEGISLATIVE
- EXECUTIVE
- JUDICIAL
- Delegates debated the manner in which this new government would be structured. First, the federal government as a whole would hold more powers, including the power to tax and regulate commerce. The Executive Branch was strengthened, with Washington being elected president. Federal Courts were also established as part of the Judicial Branch.
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- THE GREAT COMPROMISE
- NEW JERSEY
- VIRGINIA
- In order to resolve differences between the Virginia and New Jersey plans, the Great Compromise was presented. It created a two house legislature, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate would call for two representatives from each state. The House would base representation off state population. This satisfied small and large states.
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- THE NEW JERSEY PLAN
- EQUAL REPRESENTATION
- Fearing that larger states would dominate government, smaller states proposed the New Jersey Plan in response to Madison's plan. Ultimately, it called for three branches, legislative powers, but a unicameral house. In this one house, each state would hold an equal vote, thus giving smaller states the same voting power as larger states.
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- THE VIRGINIA PLAN
- POPULATION = REPRESENTATION
- James Madison of Virginia came to the convention with a structured plan to help aid the overhaul of government. In his Virginia Plan, Madison proposed three branches of government. The Legislative Branch would also be a bicameral, or two house, legislature. Representation would be based off of state population.
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- DIVISIONS AT THE CONVENTION
- POWER TO THE STATES!
- STRONG FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!
- Divisions existed amongst the delegates at the convention. One group, the Nationalists, argued for a stronger federal government to resolve many issues. The other group, the Anti-federalists, were still supportive of states' power. In addition, smaller states were pitted against larger states over how each would be represented in the federal government.
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