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The Constitutional Convention
Lesson 9
Issue One
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Remember,
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but not abusive.
The Power of the States and
Individual Rights and Liberties
The Power of the
Federal Government
Issue One:
How should the states
be represented in the new government?
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
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WARM UP
Looking at this chart,
which states would want
Read your delegate’s views on Issue One on the Role Card
equal representation
(page 14 in your Notebook).
for each state?
What is your delegate’s view on representation
Why?
in the national legislature (law-making group)?
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
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 IDebate
can explain
and compromise
how the “Great
on the
Compromise”
three key issues
was
created
that emerged
at the Constitutional
at the Constitutional
Convention.
Convention.
VOCAB
Key Vocabulary to add to Flashcard List (10-15)
 legislative branch
 executive branch
 judicial branch
 compromise
 legislature
 Congress
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Attach the Graphic Organizer.
All the states agreed that the government should
8.5 Issue: How Should the States Be
Represented in the New Government?
How did the Virginia Plan and the New 8.6 Resolution: The Great Compromise
Jersey Plan differ?
What compromise did the delegates create to
resolve the issue of state representation?
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
All the states agreed that
 Read Section 8.5, only. the government should
(page 151)
 As you read, complete
the question at the top
and the first section of
the Graphic Organizer.
You have 5 minutes to
read and complete this.
8.5 Issue: How Should the States
Be Represented in the New
Government?
How did the Virginia Plan and the
New Jersey Plan differ?
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Review the Reading
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
All states agreed that the government should
be divided into THREE branches:
Legislative branch – make the laws
Executive branch – carries out the laws
Judicial branch – apply or interpret the laws
8.5 Issue: How Should the States Be Represented in
the New Government?
How did the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan differ?
The Virginia Plan called for two houses of Congress. Representation in each
house would be determined by population.
The New Jersey Plan called for a single house of Congress. Each state would
have an equal vote.
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Debating Issue One
1. Read your delegate’s views on Issue One on the
Role Card.
2. Circulate through the room to find other delegates
who share your views on Issue One.
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Debating Issue One
3. Now read the following three proposals:
A. The number of representatives a state sends to Congress
will depend on the size of the state’s population.
B. Each state will have an equal number of representatives
in Congress, regardless of the state’s size.
C. The number of representatives a state sends to Congress
will depend partially on the wealth of the citizens of the
state.
4. Select the proposal YOUR DELEGATE most agrees
with and move to that corner.
5. Develop and discuss strategies to convince other
delegates to adopt your view.
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Debating Issue One
If you can convince the other delegates to accept your
proposal, your group will receive candy.
Time to debate and vote on Issue One !
In order for a proposal to pass,
the proposal must be approved by a majority of the states
(7 states).
Also, each state receives only ONE vote.
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Debating Issue One
The three proposals:
A. The number of representatives a state sends to
Congress will depend on the size of the state’s
population.
B. Each state will have an equal number of
representatives in Congress, regardless of the
state’s size.
C. The number of representatives a state sends to
Congress will depend partially on the wealth of
the citizens of the state.
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Debating Issue One
 Where do we stand?
 Compromise is key!
 What IS compromise?
 Remember, EFFEC TIVE COMPROMISE should
satisfy MOST of the delegates.
 Life is a “give and take.”
 You give what you have for what you really
want!
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Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Remember,
Life is a “give and take.”
You give what you have for what you really want!
EFFEC TIVE COMPROMISE
should satisfy MOST of the delegates.
VOCAB
an agreement in which both sides in a
dispute agree
to give up something they
COMPROMISE
want in order to achieve a settlement
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
 Now read Section 8.6.
(page 152)
 Complete the next
section of the Graphic
Organizer.
You have 5 minutes to
read and complete this.
8.6 Resolution: The Great
Compromise
What compromise did the delegates
create to resolve the issue of state
representation?
Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Roger Sherman proposed
the “Connecticut
Compromise,” also
known as the “Great
Compromise.”
8.6 Resolution: The Great Compromise
What compromise did the delegates create to resolve the issue of
state representation?
The “Great Compromise” called for two houses of Congress.
In the first house, the House of Representatives, representation would be
based on population.
1 for every 35,000 persons counted with a minimum of one representative
65 members of the first House of Representatives (now fixed at 435)
In the second house, the Senate, each state would have two senators elected
by the states legislatures.
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Complete the following chart.
Current Situation
 Representation in
Congress (under the
Articles of Confederation)
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Issues
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Resolution
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Lesson 9: The Constitutional Convention – Issue One
Current Situation
Issues
Representation in
Congress (under the
Virginia Plan
 three branches of the
Articles of Confederation)
government (L, E, J)
 one house
 two houses in the
 each state had 1 vote
 need 9 votes for approval
Legislative
(The Connecticut
Compromise)
 House of
Representatives
each state represented
based on the state’s
by population or wealth
population
 one house in the
legislative branch
Judicial
The Great
Compromise
legislative branch
New Jersey Plan
Executive
Resolution
 each state was
equally represented
with one vote
 SENATE based
on equal representation (2 per state)
 New laws required a
Majority in BOTH
houses