CHAPTERS THE NINTH AND TENTH

As the meeting of Philadelphia Gentlemen Plan a Union

3 Branches Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Bicameral Legislature Lower House (proportional representation, direct

popular election, 3 year terms) Upper House (members chosen by lower house, 7 year

terms) Legislative Supremacy-Leg. Can nullify laws of states Executive chosen by legislature Executive with veto authority, serving 1 seven year

term Judiciary appointed by Legislature, serves for life

tenure

New Jersey Plan

•3 branches of government•Unicameral Legislature

• Has power to tax

•States represented equally in legislature•Plural Executive chosen by legislature, serves 1 fixed term•Judiciary appointed by executive•Judiciary serves life tenure

A BUNDLE OF COMPROMISES

Several compromises were reached at the Philadelphia Convention

The main questions were: How would representation

be determined in the Legislature?

How would the executive be chosen?

Should slaves count in any measure of population?

How should we address the issue of slavery?

How would representation be determined in the Legislature?

Each state equally representedMembers chosen by state legislatures

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SENATE

Representation based on population

Members chosen through direct popular election

Each state equally represented

Members chosen by state legislatures

How would the executive be chosen?

Electoral College• Each state

chooses representatives to the Electoral College

• Number of reps each state gets = the # of reps plus the # of senators a state has

• Candidate must win majority of electoral votes to win Presidency

Should slaves count in any measure of

population?

3/5 Compromise• declared that slaves should count as 3/5 of a person when determining population

How should we address the issue of slavery?

Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution prohibited Congress from banning slavery prior to 1808