beccapeters

 **Plans** The Connecticut Compromise**- agreed that Congress should be composed of two house. In the smaller Senate the States would be represented equally. In the House the representation of each state would be based upon its population.
 * Virginia Plan**- called for a new government with three seperate branches: legislature, executive, and judicial. The legislature (congress) would be bicameral and representation in each house would be based either upon each state's population or upon the amount of money it gave for the support of the central government. The House of Representatives were to be elected in each state. The Senate were to be chosen by the House from lists of persons nominated by the State legislature
 * New Jersey Plan**- retained the unicameral Congress of the Confederation. Congress would have limited powers to tax and to regulate trade between the States. Called for a "federal executive" of more than one person. They would be chosen by Congress and could be removed by it at the request of a majority of the State's governors.
 * Compromises
 * The Three-Fifths Compromise**- said all "free persons" should be counted, and so should "three-fifths of all other persons"
 * The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise**- Congress was forbidden the power to tax the export of goods from any State. They were forbidden the power to act on the slave trade period of at least 20 years. Congress could not interfere with "the migration of importation of such persons as any State now existing shall think proper to admit."

I got this text from: [|http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html]
 * || **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 || Each state received 1 vote regardless of size || Upper house (Senate) with 2 votes; lower house (House of Representatives) based on population ||
 * Raising an army || Congress could not draft troops, dependent on states to contribute forces || Congress can raise an army to deal with military situations ||
 * Interstate commerce || No control of trade between states || Interstate commerce controlled by Congress ||
 * Disputes between states || Complicated system of arbitration || Federal court system to handle disputes ||
 * Sovereignty || Sovereignty resides in states || Constitution the supreme law of the land ||
 * Passing laws || 9/13 needed to approve legislation || 50%+1 of both houses plus signature of President ||