The constitutional Convention
Four weaknesses
2. There was no national court system.
3. Laws required 9113 majority to pass in congress.
4. There was no executive branch.
George Washington
He was the 1st president.
James Madison
He was the 4th president
Benjamin Franklin
He was one of the delegates of the constitution
Issues Faced
A. The north didn't want to count the slaves.
B. the south wanted to count the slaves
SOLUTION: the three fifths compromise was to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person.
2. The delegates had to decide whether to simply revise the articles of confederation or write a constitution for a new national government.
A. The Virginia plan wanted to revise the articles of confederation.
B. the New Jersey plan wanted to amend, or Improve, the articles of confederation.
SOLUTION: the states voted to use the Virginia plan to work towards the national government.
3. They had to resolve the thorny issue of representation that divided the large and small states.
A. One house with equal representation from all states
B. Two houses, with membership proportational to the states population
SOLUTION: they divided the large and small states.
Ratification of the Constitution
2. The federalists argued, the constitution would protect the rights of individual. The federalists supported the constitution. The Antifederalists did not support the constitution.
The antifederalists did not want the constitution because they feared a strong national government.
3. The constitution was ratified on June, 21 1788.