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Comparing Articles of Conferderation and the Constitution bib. taken from: http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html
 * || Articles of Confederation  ||  Constitution  ||
 * Formal Name of the Nation ||  The United States of America  ||  The United States of America  ||
 * Legislature ||  Unicameral called congress  ||  Bicameral called congress  ||
 * Members of Congress ||  2 to 7 members per state  ||  2 senators per state; representatives determined by population  ||
 * Voting in Congress ||  1 vote per state  ||  1 vote per rep or senator  ||
 * Appointment of members ||  Appointed by state legislatures  ||  Reps elected by popular vote, senators appointed by state legislatures  ||
 * Term of legislative office ||  1 year  ||  2 yrs for reps, 6 for senators  ||
 * Term limit for legislative office ||  No more than 3 out of every 6 yrs  ||  None  ||
 * Congressional pay ||  Paid by states  ||  Paid by federal government  ||
 * When congress is not in session… ||  A committee of states had full powers of congress  ||  President can call for congress to assemble  ||
 * Chair of legislature ||  President of congress  ||  Speaker of House of Reps, VP is president of senate  ||
 * Executive ||  None  ||  President  ||
 * National judiciary ||  Maritime judiciary established  ||  Federal judiciary established, including supreme court  ||
 * Adjudicator of disputes between states ||  Congress  ||  Supreme Court  ||
 * New states ||  Admitted upon agreement of nine states  ||  Admitted upon agreement of Congress  ||
 * Amendment ||  When agreed upon by all states  ||  When agreed upon by 3/4ths of all states  ||
 * Navy ||  Congress authorized to build a navy; states authorized to equip warships to counter piracy  ||  Congress authorized to build a navy; states not allowed to keep ships at war  ||
 * Army ||  Congress decides on size of force and requisition troops from each state according to population  ||  Congress authorized to raise and support armies  ||
 * Power to coin money ||  U.S. and the states  ||  U.S. only  ||
 * Ex post facto laws ||  Not forbidden  ||  Forbidden of both the states and the congress  ||
 * Bills of attainder ||  Not forbidden  ||  Forbidden of both the states and the Congress  ||
 * Taxes ||  Apportioned by Congress, collected by the states  ||  Laid and collected by Congress  ||
 * Ratification ||  Unanimous consent required  ||  Consent of 9 states required  ||

The compromises of the Constitution ~small: wanted all states to have same number of reps to Congress. ~large: wanted reps to be determined by the population of state. || = __ The Great Compromise __ = ~Constitution creates bicameral legislature. Representation is determined by population. Every 10 yrs a census is taken to determine population. Senate, all states have the same number of reps: two. || ~southern: wanted slaves to count as part of population for determining representation but not to count when apportioning taxes. ~northern: wanted slaves to count for purpose of taxation but not for representation. || **__ The 3/5ths Compromise __ : ** Delegates agreed to count slaves for 3/5ths of a person when apportioning representation and taxation. || ~southerners opposed tariffs fearing damage to the southern economy which was greatly dependent on trade. ~northerners wanted tariffs to protect their industries from foreign competition. || **__ The Commerce Compromise __ : ** ~The constitution allows the federal government to tax imports but not exports. || ~northern abolitionists wanted to ban the slave trade. They believed that slavery would eventually prove unprofitable and die out. ~southern slave owners argued that slavery was vital to the economic survival of the south || __  **Slave Trade Compromise:**  __ ~Congress was given the power to ban the slave trade after 1808. || The president is elected indirectly by the electoral college to a four year college to a 4 yr term of office. || bib. taken from: http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/highschool/pjordan/ushonors/Regents
 * Issue ||  Opposing sides  ||  Compromise  ||
 * Representation || = __ Small states v. large states __ =
 * Should slaves count as part of the population? || __ **Southern states v. northern states** __
 * Tariffs || __ **Southern Plantation Owners v. northern businessmen** __
 * Slave Trade || __ **Northern Abolitionists v. southern slave owners** __
 * 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** __ :