There are 3 main plans to replace the articles of confederation the Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, and the Connecticut Compromise. The first plan is the Virginia Plan this plan was introduced by Edmund Randolph and helped the bigger states. It had 3 branches the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial but it centred around the Legislative branch. It had a lower and upper house. The lower house was picked by popular vote and the upper house was picked by a list of people who were nominated by the states.…
"Philadelphia May 25, 1787 fifty five delegates from all states excluding Rhode Island would meet in response to Alexander Hamilton’s summons(Constitution Convention Notes). They had the soul purpose to simply revise the Articles of Confederation,yet it was obvious the articles were in need of much more. The U.S constitution . George Washington was elected chairmen of this party they would slowly resolve the problems in secrecy.…
I agree with the virginia plan. The virginia plan was presented by Edmund randolph and it was written by him and some other people from virginia. They wanted a strong national government with 3 branches. In the VA Plan the national government has to tax. If we didn’t tax we would be able to pay off debt.…
During the Continental Convention there were two plans, polar opposite…
Issued in 1787, by the Confederation, all the state representatives were to meet in Philadelphia. The author makes a point to continuously mention that the journey to Philadelphia was very long and dangerous. Anyone traveling would need to get all their affairs in order before they left, and a representative would need to find a replacement. This made attending the Philadelphia Conference a large commitment that not everyone could fulfill.…
1) What type of representation did the New Jersey Plan call for? The type of representation the New Jersey Plan call for is the “equal representation” where even though the population of each states are different, they will still have the same number of representatives for their state. A federal government with only one legislative body which was based on the idea of equal representation that is having two senators despite the size of the state and its population. 2)…
Delegate from Pennsylvania to the Constitutional Convention from recognized historian Richard Beeman talk about of a men who met in Philadelphia during 1787 summer to outline a profoundly new type of government. Plain, Honest Men took his reader behind the scene of debate to indicate how the world 's most persisting constitution was produced through clash and trade off. Delegates met during crisis, numerous Americans around then expecting that a blend of financial and civil…
At the outbreak of the American Revolution, the Continental Congress created the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union in 1777 in order to keep all thirteen states united. However, the Articles of Confederation proved to be weak in the long term, as Congress had almost no power and could not enforce any decisions, as states had supreme power. Because the nation was in danger of collapse, delegates from five states attended the Annapolis Convention in order to discuss trade issues between states. The Constitutional Convention was called to revise the Articles of Confederation in the hopes of overhauling the national government. The main conflict at this convention was the concept of representation.…
In New Jersey v. T.L.O., a teacher's report of a student smoking in the bathroom justified a search of the student's purse. Since this landmark decision, several cases have debated what constitutes reasonable suspicion: Four students huddled together, one with money in his hand and another with his hand in his pocket, does not provide reasonable suspicion (A.S. v. State of Florida, 1997). An anonymous phone call advising an administrator that a student will be bringing drugs to school, coupled with the student's reputation as a drug dealer, creates reasonable suspicion to search the student's pockets and book bag (State of New Hampshire v. Drake, 1995). A report made by two students to a school official that another student possesses a gun at school constitutes reasonable suspicion to search the student and his locker (In re Commonwealth v. Carey, 1990). An experienced drug counselor's observation of a student who appears distracted and has bloodshot eyes and dilated pupils justifies taking the student's blood pressure and pulse (Bridgman v. New Trier High School District No. 203, 1997).…
This would give states representation based on proportionate population. They also considered the New Jersey Plan. This plan proposed a single house legislative where any state, regardless of size, would have the same representation. John P. Roche puts forth his thoughts that the founding Fathers were…
In order to resolve the differences, delegates from the majority of the states met at the Annapolis Convention in 1786. But they were not able to reach any agreeable conclusion. That led them to decide to meet again later in Philadelphia. In second convention, delegates observed that there is urgent need to frame an entirely new constitution. A key issue of conflict was the structure of the new legislative branch.…
“At the Constitutional Convention, the Committee of Detail proposed that "new States shall be admitted on the same terms with the…
Weakness of the Article of Confederation During the course of the Second Continental Congress in 1777, the Articles of Confederation were adopted for the proposal of a central institution. This meeting started in 1775, gathered many of the most brilliant minds of that period at Pennsylvania. Delegates were sent from the thirteen colonies to represent in the convention. The convention was a series of meeting, on the attempt to solve political and social issues. One of the major concern was the concept of distribution in power.…
Constitutional Convention Pennsylvania On May 1776, the Second Continental Congress was held at the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, to resolve an issue to the thirteen colonies. The purpose of this meeting was to outline the objectives of the government and “secure the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” (Lloyd).…
During 1700s America, most colonists lived in rural farming villages on their own property. In the North, there was a focus on family farms whereas in the south, there were many large plantations with less of a focus on the family aspect and a much heavier use of slavery. The middle colonies, like Virginia for example, were sort of a middle ground where these two traditions mixed and new ones were introduced. During this time period, it is fascinating to contrast these regions. Without carefully examining similarities, like the way they are run governmentally, and the differences, like geography, it would be nearly impossible to understand the lives that these colonists led.…