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Articles of Confederation vs. The Constitution ||  Constitution   ||
 * ||  Articles of Confederation
 * 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  ||

taken from: http://www.usconstitution.net/constconart.html

 The Articles of Confederation

<span style="color: rgb(49,60,237);"><span style="color: rgb(4,47,9);"><span style="color: rgb(42,27,238);">The Virginia Plan Set the idea of population influenced votes for the House of Representatives. The plan proposed that each state would have the right amount of Representatives due to the size of the state. Wanted a bicameral legislature.

<span style="color: rgb(30,31,246);">The New Jersey Plan Proposed by William Paterson at the Philadelphia Convention on June 15th, 1787. Wanted a unicameral legislature. The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan's want for 2 houses. The NJ Plan gave power to regulate trade and raising money for tariffs on imports. The only part of the New Jersey Plan that was kept was that the Senate of each state would be equally represented and the House of Representatives votes would be distributed by the population.

Compromises of The Constiution

~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. || taken from: http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/highschool/pjordan/ushonors/Regents
 * Issue ||  Opposing sides  ||  Compromise  ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(212,12,12); font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Representation   || = __ Small states v. large states __ =
 * <span style="color: rgb(243,27,27);"> Should slaves count as part of the population?   || __ **Southern states v. northern states** __
 * <span style="color: rgb(239,11,11);"> Tariffs   || __ **Southern Plantation Owners v. northern businessmen** __
 * <span style="color: rgb(229,11,11);"> Slave Trade || __ **Northern Abolitionists v. southern slave owners** __
 * <span style="color: rgb(249,16,16);"> 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** __ :