First constitution mcewan Flashcards
Virginia Plan
Go from a unicameral congress (1 house) to a bicameral congress (2 house ) and number of representative is based on population - rejected
New Jersey Plan
unicameral congress and each state gets one vote.
The Connecticut Plan. Aka “ the great compromise
chose a bicameral congress
House of Representatives
(lower house) based on population. 435 Representatives
Senate
(upper house) each state gets 2 senators with 1 vote a. Piece 100 total
Compromise
Each side yields some of its demands
What did Alexander Hamilton suggest for the first constitution
He suggested to serve as president for life.
Powers and requirements
✔️ president served 4 years with no term limit
✔️can veto
✔️can pardon - forgive criminals of crime
✔️Appoints federal judges and heads of the Executive Departments
How many electors were in the electoral college
538
How many senators were in the electoral college
100
How many people from the House of Representatives were in the electoral college
435
How many people from Washington D.C. Were in the electoral college
3
What was the 3/5’s compromise
counts ⅗ of the slave population
What did the opponents of the constitution demand
A bill of rights
Who wrote the constitution
James Madison
