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Cherylynn Lima Mrs. Pennington AP Government 9 January 2014 Great Compromise Pre-Constitution times ere an essential perio! o" learning "or the #tates. Loosely $oun! $y the Arti%les o" Con"e!eration& the '# national government su""ere!. (he Arti%les& though representative o" li$erty an! %oalition in theory& reveale! the states) $ro*enness. (he Arti%les ha! no po er to ta+& no e+e%utive $ran%h& an! no po er over amen!ments& sin%e the states ha! to unanimously agree. Passing la s as nearly an impossi$ility ith the 9,1- ma.ority rule. /ithout a sense o" oneness& there as no sta$le e%onomy. An!& perhaps most ironi%ally& the Arti%les ha! little to no %ontrol over its military& though its responsi$ility as %ommon !e"ense. #hay)s re$ellion ma!e plain the piti"ul ea*ness o" the national government& hen it %oul! not put !o n a %oalition o" Massa%husetts resi!ents protesting the e%onomi% %haos. Change ha! to happen. 0n the s eltering summer o" 1121& the states met an! !is%usse! plans "or a ne & more unite! an! sta$le government. 3ut& inevita$ly& there e+iste! !isagreement. Ma!ison& a native 4irginian& "avore! a national government ith $roa! an! !e"ine! po ers. (here oul! $e a $i%ameral legislature& $oth houses) representatives !e%i!e! $y the state population. (he 5+e%utive $ran%h %oul! $e ele%te! an! remova$le $y %ongress& an! the Ju!i%iary $ran%h oul! $e a$le to veto legislation. Legislature %oul! overri!e la s& regulate interstate tra!e& an! use arme! "or%es to en"or%e la s. 6e propose! the 4irginia plan& a plan that "avore! the large an! populous states li*e 78& 4A& PA& #C& an! GA supporte!. 6o ever& terri"ie! $y the potential loss o" authority& the smaller states argue! a !i""erent plan. 6o %oul! a national government representative o" a state)s population $e "air& shoul! the smaller states) voi%es never $e hear!9
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/illiam Paterson& on $ehal" o" :5& 7J& C(& 7C& an! M:& argue! "or e;ual representation in a uni%ameral legislature *no n as the 7e Jersey Plan. 5a%h state oul! get 2 representatives& there$y ensuring the less populous states) nee!s oul! $e a%*no le!ge!. (he e+e%utive $ran%h as remova$le $y ma.ority vote. (hough the 7e Jersey plan "avore! a ea*er national government& it %oul! levy ta+es& an! %ompel states) o$e!ien%e to national la s. (hough vastly !i""erent& the 4irginia Plan an! the 7e Jersey plan share! "un!amental similarities. 3oth "ully supporte! a national government& on a%%ount o" the Arti%les o" Con"e!erations) ea*ness< one that as split into - $ran%hes= a legislative& e+e%utive& an! a .u!i%ial. 3oth supporte! the legislative $ran%h)s relative po er over the other t o $ran%hes& $e%ause it as represente! the ill o" the people. 3oth "avore! %he%*s an! $alan%es on po er in the national government& to ;uash any hope o" tyranny. :uring the s eltering summer o" 1121& una$le to rea%h agreement an! ith the smaller states) threatening se%ession& >oger #herman propose! something that $len!e! $oth plans together. (he Great Compromise supporte! a national government suprema%y ith a $i%ameral legislature= one house ?the 6ouse o" >epresentatives@ represente! state population $y ele%ting an o""i%ial every 40&000 people& an! another ?the #enate@ %hose 2 senators "rom ea%h state ? hi%h& in the Committee o" :etail& 3en.amin Aran*lin a!vise! senators) ele%tion must sever "rom state legislatures@. 0t %alle! "or a single e+e%utive& remova$le $y impea%hment& an! a Ju!i%ial 3ran%h ith its mem$ers having li"e tenure. (he plan appeale! to $oth the large an! the small states& $e%ause the 6ouse o" >epresentatives "avore! the populous states& an! the #enate allo e! e;ual voi%e in the less populous. (he Great Compromise serves as a $asis "or our government to!ay. (hrough a ta%t"ul mi+ o" $oth the 4irginia an! the 7e Jersey plans& ea%h state %oul! $e satis"ie! ith its representation "or years to %ome.
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/or*s Cite! BAssigned Readings: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VIRGINIA PLAN, THE NEW JERSEY PLAN AND THE GREAT COMPROMISE 7.p.& n.!. /e$. 09 Jan. 2014.
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CConne%ti%ut Compromise.C Wi i!edia. /i*ime!ia Aoun!ation& 01 #ept. 2014. /e$. 09 Jan. 2014. C(he Great Compromise o" 1121.C A"#$%&'#( )S G#*e+n(en% In,#. 7.p.& n.!. /e$. 11 Jan. 2014. C6istory o" the 'nite! #tates 6ouse o" >epresentatives.C Wi i!edia. /i*ime!ia Aoun!ation& 1D :e%. 201-. /e$. 09 Jan. 2014. C0nstitution.C )S H#$se #, Re!+esen%a%i*es: His%#+-, A+% . A+'/i*es. 7.p.& n.!. /e$. 09 Jan. 2014. C/hy /e 6ave a 6ouse an! #enate.C A"#$%&'#( )S G#*e+n(en% In,#. 7.p.& n.!. /e$. 09 Jan. 2014.
