PART 1:
Using the four terms below and in 2 paragraphs, provide a explanation of each and how each relates to the other and what was the eventual outcome.
1. The Virginia Plan
2. The New Jersey Plan
3. The Great Compromise
4. 3/5th Compromise
5. Unresolved issues (pick 1 or 2 to list) The Virginia Plan was a plan suggested by Virginia Governor Edmund Randolph. The Virginia plan called for a two-chamber legislature where the representatives were proportional to the state’s population. It also called for the election by the legislature of an unspecified national executive, and a national judiciary that the legislature would appoint. New Jersey lawyer, William Paterson, suggested the New Jersey Plan. The New Jersey Plan suggested that the principle “one state, one vote” from the Articles of the Confederation remained. It also stated that Congress would be able to require taxes and regulate trade and that everything Congress did, would be considered supreme law of the land. In addition, it required an executive office made up of people that were elected by Congress and a Supreme Court appointed by the executive office. Roger …show more content…
Checks and Balances, and the Separation of Power are different in the way that they work to prevent tyranny and single government branch domination. An example of Separation of Power is the President enforces and administers laws, Congress passes laws, and the courts interpret laws in individual circumstances. An example of Checks and Balances is Congress can pass laws, but the President can veto acts of Congress. Also, the Supreme Court can declare executive and congressional acts unconstitutional, but the President appoints the justices of the Supreme Court, after the Senate gives consent and its advice to the
Using the four terms below and in 2 paragraphs, provide a explanation of each and how each relates to the other and what was the eventual outcome.
1. The Virginia Plan
2. The New Jersey Plan
3. The Great Compromise
4. 3/5th Compromise
5. Unresolved issues (pick 1 or 2 to list) The Virginia Plan was a plan suggested by Virginia Governor Edmund Randolph. The Virginia plan called for a two-chamber legislature where the representatives were proportional to the state’s population. It also called for the election by the legislature of an unspecified national executive, and a national judiciary that the legislature would appoint. New Jersey lawyer, William Paterson, suggested the New Jersey Plan. The New Jersey Plan suggested that the principle “one state, one vote” from the Articles of the Confederation remained. It also stated that Congress would be able to require taxes and regulate trade and that everything Congress did, would be considered supreme law of the land. In addition, it required an executive office made up of people that were elected by Congress and a Supreme Court appointed by the executive office. Roger …show more content…
Checks and Balances, and the Separation of Power are different in the way that they work to prevent tyranny and single government branch domination. An example of Separation of Power is the President enforces and administers laws, Congress passes laws, and the courts interpret laws in individual circumstances. An example of Checks and Balances is Congress can pass laws, but the President can veto acts of Congress. Also, the Supreme Court can declare executive and congressional acts unconstitutional, but the President appoints the justices of the Supreme Court, after the Senate gives consent and its advice to the