Debate+Over+Representation

= __ Debate Over Representation __ =

__Virginia Plan__
James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan. In this plan a powerful //president// was needed.
 * 1) Elected for 7 years and could not be elected for a 2nd term
 * 2) Take care of foreign relations and dictate the army
 * 3) Executive and Judicial officers would be chosen by the president with the approval of the Senate

Government was given power to tax and regulate trade. There would be three branches of government:the judicial, executive, and legislative branch.There was a Bicameral type government with two houses, Senate and the House of Representatives. The more people the state had the more people they would havein the Houses. State laws could be vetoed by Congress, as well. James Madison John Blair Alexander Hamilton Larger States || Smaller States Charles Pinckney || [|Virginia Plan]
 * ======__Who wanted this plan__====== || ======__Who opposed this plan__====== ||
 * Edmund Randolph

__**New Jersey Plan**__[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwubYQdL8cxEKXvZY_5BlcY_U0eMbhXnaRie_vk1EyNKKIh5F2VQ width="130" height="210" align="right" caption="William Paterson"]]
William Paterson proposed the New Jersey Plan. This plan is preferred by the smaller states. William Paterson Congress could manage trade and tax. Much smaller changes were applied to the Articles. A loose confederation would be continued. Smaller States David Bearly Charles Pinckney || Larger States James Madison Alexander Hamilton ||
 * 1) Unicameral legislature - all states are presented equal no matter their size or population
 * 2) No president, but an executive committee.
 * 3) Sovereignty would continue in the states except some powers the national government were given.
 * ======__Who wanted this plan__====== || ======__Who opposed this plan__====== ||
 * William Paterson

__Why was this such a debated topic?__
- Each state wanted a successful government - All of the states had their own ideas and opinions on what would work best - They all wanted to agree on one form of government - They didn't want to cause conflict - Each state didn't want another to over power them - It was a huge decisions and the media talked about it often - The conflict was familiar to many of the common people because it involved a lot of their famous war heroes.

__People who worked on the solution__
[|Roger Sherman] Researched a plan that would compromise the New Jersey and Virginia Plan [|John Dickinson] Played a key role in creating the Great Compromise by looking at and including the needs and wants of each state

=__How was it resolved?__=

The Great Compromise

 * The Senate would equally represent each state, no matter what the size ( 2 Senators per state)
 * The House of Representatives would represent each state according to the population
 * Power was divided between the Federal government and the states

[|The Great Compromise]