7.2
Virginia Plan -
3 Branches of gov't
1. Legislative: Congress- makes laws - 2 houses - upper and lower based upon population
2. Executive: carries out laws - President
3. Judicial - courts - interpret laws
NJ Plan
1 house of congress with equal representation for each state
Great Compromise: mix of VA & NJ Plans Lower House- based on population- elected- 2 yr terms House of Representatives Upper house 2 per state picked by state legislator- 6 yr term - Senate
Quiz
1- Judicial branch
2- Rodger Sherman
3- compromise
4- Governuer Morris
5- James Madison
6- Virginia plan
7- NJ plan
8- Great Compromise
Study Guide
5- feared they would not have enough power in the new congress
6- continuing the slave trade
12- the great compromise
13- B- one vote per state
14- 3/5
16- compromise
19- Bill of Rights
Virginia Plan -
3 Branches of gov't
1. Legislative: Congress- makes laws - 2 houses - upper and lower based upon population
2. Executive: carries out laws - President
3. Judicial - courts - interpret laws
notes:
*3
*Congress
*1- President
*population
*2
*representatives
*population
*Senate
*Rodger Sherman
*people of the United States
NJ Plan
1 house of congress with equal representation for each state
Great Compromise: mix of VA & NJ Plans Lower House- based on population- elected- 2 yr terms House of Representatives Upper house 2 per state picked by state legislator- 6 yr term - Senate
Quiz
1- Judicial branch
2- Rodger Sherman
3- compromise
4- Governuer Morris
5- James Madison
6- Virginia plan
7- NJ plan
8- Great Compromise
Study Guide
5- feared they would not have enough power in the new congress
6- continuing the slave trade
12- the great compromise
13- B- one vote per state
14- 3/5
16- compromise
19- Bill of Rights