Erin+Kirchner


 * __Comparing & Contrasting the Articles of Confederation & the Constitution:__**

- LEGISLATIVE: the Articles are unicameral and the Constitution is bicameral - MEMBERS: in Articles there are between 2 and 7 members per state & the Constitution has 2 senators per state - VOTING: in Articles theres on vote per state and the Constitution is one vote per Rep. or Senator - TERMS: in Articles its only one year and the Constitution its 2 years for Representatives and 6 years for a Senator - CHAIR OF LEGISLATURE: in Articles its the President of Congress and for the Constitution its the Speaker of the House - TAXES: the Articles are apportioned byy Congress, collected by states and the Constitution is laid & collected by Congress - RATIFICATION: the Articles has a unanimous consent required and the Constitution needs to have consent of nine states -they both were a part of the legislative government __Plans & Compromises of the Cnstitution__

Representation Small States V. Large States


 * Small states wanted all states to have the same number of representatives to Congress

---The Great (Connecticut) Compromise:
 * Large states wanted representation to be determined by the population of the state.

The Constitution creates a bicameral legislature. In the House of Representatives, representation is determined by population. A census is taken every ten years to determine the population of each state. In the Senate, all states have the same number of representatives: two. Should slaves count as part of the population? Southern States V. Northern States


 * Southern States wanted slaves to count as part of the population for determining representation but not to count when apportioning taxes.

The 3/5ths Compromise:
 * Northern states wanted slaves to count for the purpose of taxation but not for representation

Delegates agreed to count slaves as 3/5ths of a person when apportioning representation and taxation Tariffs Southern Plantation Owners V. Northern Businessmen


 * Southerners opposed tariffs fearing they would damage the Southern economy which was heavily dependent upon trade.

The Commerce Compromise:
 * Northerners wanted tariffs to protect their industries from foreign competition.

The Constitution allows the federal government to tax imports but not exports. Slave Trade Northern Abolitionists V.Southern Slave Owners


 * Northern abolitionists wanted the Constitution to ban the (external) slave trade. They believed that slavery would eventually prove unprofitable and die out.

Slave Trade Compromise:
 * Southern Slave owners argued that slavery was vital to the economic survival of the South

Congress was given the power to ban the slave trade after 1808. Executive Elections Some delegates believed the president should be elected directly by the people. Others believed that the people could not be trusted with such a decision. Opponents of direct election offered a number of alternatives including election by state legislatures. Compromise on Executive Elections:

The president is elected indirectly by the electoral college to a four year term of office.


 * this is the website I used there was no other info on it about what to site.***

http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/highschool/pjordan/ushonors/Regents%20Review/Review%20Lessons/Compromises.html