Kelsi+Hurdle

|| Each state received 1 vote regardless of size || Upper house (Senate) with 2 votes; lower house (House of Representatives) based on population || ||  Congress could not draft troops, dependent on states to contribute forces || Congress can raise an army to deal with military situations || ||  No control of trade between states || Interstate commerce controlled by Congress || ||  Complicated system of arbitration || Federal court system to handle disputes || ||  Sovereignty resides in states || Constitution the supreme law of the land || ||  9/13 needed to approve legislation || 50%+1 of both houses plus signature of President  ||
 * ** Articles of Confederation ** || ** Constitution **  ||
 * Levying taxes ||  Congress could request states to pay taxes  ||  Congress has right to levy taxes on individuals  ||
 * Federal courts ||  No system of federal courts  ||  Court system created to deal with issues between citizens, states  ||
 * Regulation of trade ||  No provision to regulate interstate trade  ||  Congress has right to regulate trade between states  ||
 * Executive ||  No executive with power. President of U.S. merely presided over Congress  ||  Executive branch headed by President who chooses Cabinet and has checks on power of judiciary and legislature  ||
 * Amending document ||  13/13 needed to amend Articles  ||  2/3 of both houses of Congress plus 3/4 of state legislatures or national convention  ||
 * Representation of states
 * Raising an army
 * Interstate commerce
 * Disputes between states
 * Sovereignty
 * Passing laws

Table information taken from http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html

Previously, the large states had more representation in Congress than the smaller states. The smaller states wanted more representation. Two plans were created: The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. __The Virginia Plan__: based on population and bicameral. __The New Jersey Plan:__ based on equal representation in congress and legislature in congress and unicameral. Result: Both win (called the Great Compromise or Conneticut Compromise)
 * Large States vs. Small States**

(These last three themes are all linked together) Question to be answered: should slaves count toward population for deciding representation? It was essential to come to a compromise with the southern states because Virginia was one of the most important states in having the constitution signed and 42% of their population were slaves. Solution: 3/5 Compromise: A slave counts as 3/5 of a person to determine representation in congress
 * Slave vs. Free**

The southern states grew crops, such as tobacco and cotton, and did not want those items to be taxed when trading with other countries. Solution: Commerce Compromise: exports were not taxed, but imports were. Taxing imports and not exports encouraged other countries to buy goods from the South.
 * North vs. South**

Slaves were needed in the South to help raise crops. They were not needed in the North because industry dominated Slave Trade Compromise was created (goes along with the 3/5 compromise) This compromise was about the transatlantic slave trade only (which was ended in 1808) but after it was ended, slaves could still be traded within the United States.
 * Industry vs. Agriculture**