During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the delegates supported and debated many ideas. The larger states wanted representation in the one chamber based on population. The smaller states didn't think that would be good for them.
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was the result of the delegates coming together to devise a better plan. This plan, as we know it today, provided for two chambers- the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate allows equal representation for each state, while delegates to the House are based on state population.
Georgia delegate Abraham Baldwin, who first favored representation based on land holdings, saw the wisdom of the the Great Compromise. Later, he was to say his greatest public service was in his role in promoting the Great Compromise at the Convention.
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Showing posts with label constitutional convention. Show all posts
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
May 14, 1787 The Beginning the Convention to Overthrow the Articles of Confederation
May 14, 1787 and the rest, as they say, is history...
Constitutional Convention delegates begin to assemble
On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia to confront a daunting task: the peaceful overthrow of the new American government as defined by the Article of Confederation. Although the convention was originally supposed to begin on May 14, James Madison reported that “a small number only had assembled.” Meetings had to be pushed back until May 25, when a sufficient quorum of the participating states--Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia—had arrived.......http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=622
Constitutional Convention delegates begin to assemble
On this day in 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia to confront a daunting task: the peaceful overthrow of the new American government as defined by the Article of Confederation. Although the convention was originally supposed to begin on May 14, James Madison reported that “a small number only had assembled.” Meetings had to be pushed back until May 25, when a sufficient quorum of the participating states--Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia—had arrived.......http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=622
Friday, December 19, 2008
Will the US Constitution Survive?
The buzz is plentiful on the subject of a Constitutional Convention being called. The last one was in 1787. What's up?
Read the story.
If a new Constitutional Convention is called, the freedoms for which our American patriots fought for may be in question.
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If a new Constitutional Convention is called, the freedoms for which our American patriots fought for may be in question.
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