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Constitutional Conventional
- Purpose: to amend the Articles of Confederation
- George Washington presided
- simple majority vote for decisions
- key agreements:
- limited & representative fed. Gov.
- powers divided into 3 branches
- limited state power to make money/interfere w/ creditors rts
- strengthen national govmnt
Virginia Plan
- came out of Constitutional Convention
- favored larger states
- Edward Randolf introduced
- James Madison drafted
- 3 principles:
- strong natl. legislature w/ 2 chambers
- strong natl. executive chosen by legislature
- natl. judiciary appted by legislature
- basis of new constitution
New Jersey Plan
- counter proposal to Virginia Plan
- based on articles of confederation
- unicameral legislature
- one vote for each state
- Congress to impose taxes & regulate trade
- weak executive; > 1 person; elected by Congres
- natl judiciary w/ letdown power appted by executive
- wanted to amend the Articles
- rejected
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