Jaret+Rivera

 * J-RIV * I got this text from:  http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.art.html

|| **Articles of Confederation** || **Constitution** || || Congress could request states to pay taxes || Congress has right to levy taxes on individuals || || No system of federal courts || Court system created to deal with issues between citizens, states || || No provision to regulate interstate trade || Congress has right to regulate trade between states || || 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 || || 13/13 needed to amend Articles || 2/3 of both houses of Congress plus 3/4 of state legislatures or national convention || || 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 ||
 * Levying taxes
 * Federal courts
 * Regulation of trade
 * Executive
 * Amending document
 * Representation of states
 * Raising an army
 * Interstate commerce
 * Disputes between states
 * Sovereignty
 * Passing laws

**Plans & Compromises of Constitution** __**Plans**__: **The Albany Plan**-Discuss problems regarding trade and attacks by France and Native American allies. Ben Franklin proposed formation of congress of delegates from each of 13 colonies. That congress would have power to either make war or peace with Native Americans, then possibly trade with them.
 * The Virginia Plan**-Called for a new govt with 3 separate branches, Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Congress was to be given all power. All state officers were to take oath of support of Union and Congress could admit new states to Union. Main goal was creation of truly national govt with expanded power.
 * The New Jersey Plan**-Called for federal executive of more than one person. This would be chosen by Congress.

__**Compromises**:__ **Connecticut Compromise**-Agreed that Congress should be composed of 2 houses. In Senate states would be represented equally and in House representation was based on population. Often called the Great Compromise.
 * The Three Fifths Compromise**-Based off question if slaves should be counted in state populations. Agreed that all free persons were to be counted, along with 3/5 of all other people. Basically, southern states could count slaves in population, but would have to pay a price for them. This compromise was done away with once slavery was abolished, obviously.
 * The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise**-Congress forbidden from power of taxing exported goods and slave trade for a time period of 20 years.