Constitutional Convention

New Jersey Plan + Virginia Plan

• 3/5 Compromise

• Compromise of 1787

• Great Compromise

• Trade Compromise

3/5 Compromise settled how to count -

• votes

• slaves

• states

• taxes

Favored representation based on population

• Large states

• Small states

James Madison is known as

• the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention

• the Father of the Constitution

• the author of the New Jersey Plan

• the first memeber of the Supreme Court

3/5 Compromise gave more politial power to this region.

• North

• South

Deal to satisfy large and small states

• 3/5 Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Commerce Compromise

• First Compromise

Favored equal representation

• Large states

• Small states

Equal number of representatives per state.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Great Compromise created a legislative branch with 2 houses known as

• Coed

• Congruent

• Congress

• Committee

States with larger populations have more members in this.

• Senate

• House of Representatives