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• 1. federal system – a system in which

the power to govern is shared between
a national government and the states

• 2. compromise – an agreement in
which each side agrees to give up
something to get something more
important

• 3. export – to sell goods to other

countries
 Vocabulary
• 4. Electoral College – a group of
people who elect the President and
Vice President

• 5. Anti-Federalist – a person who

opposed the Constitution before 1789

• 6. Federalist – a person who

supported the Constitution before
1789
 What was the Constitutional
Convention?
• Meeting of leaders from across the United
States
• Originally met to discuss changing the
Articles of Confederation
• May 14th- September 17th 1787
• Our plan of government was created by
these leaders
• Meetings took place in secret
 Who was present at the meetings?
• 55 delegates from 12
states
• professionals and
business people.
• Well educated and
experience in
government.
• Some famous members:
Ben Franklin, Alexander
Hamilton, and George
Washington
What were some of the plans of government
presented?
• The Virginia Plan – Two Houses -
Representation in each house
would depend on the population of
state

• The New Jersey Plan –There

would be equal representation in
one house (uni-cameral).
What was the Great Compromise?

• The new Congress would have two

houses: The Senate & the House of
Reps.
• The Senate – each state would have
equal representation. (2 per state)
• The House of Reps – would have
representation based on each state’s
population. (435 total)
 What was the 3/5th Compromise?
• The southern states wanted to
include slaves as part of population
so they would have more power in
Congress
• The northern states opposed this
• They finally agreed to include
slaves as three-fifths of a person
as long as the southern states paid
taxes on them.
What was the commerce and slave
trade compromise?
• the South agreed that Congress
could regulate trade between
states, as well as with other
countries.
• In exchange, the North agreed
that Congress could not interfere
with the slave trade for 20 years or
tax exports
 What does Ratification mean?

• The Constitution was agreed upon

and finally signed on September,
17, 1787.
• The Constitution now had to go to
the states to be ratified
• The Constitution became law only
when 9 of the 13 states agreed to
it.
 Who were the Anti-Federalists?

• Opposed or were against the

Constitution originally.
• They felt that it gave the national
or central govt. too much power.
• They also wanted a Bill of Rights
• Federalists thought that the
National government should have
lots of power.
 Assessment

• 1. What key decisions and proposals

were made at the Constitutional
Convention?
• Answer: one vote per state, simple
majority to decide issues, secrecy,
Proposals: VA Plan, NJ Plan
 Section 1 Assessment
• 2. What three constitutional
compromises did convention
delegates make?
• Answer: Great Compromise, three-
fifths, and Commerce and slave trade
 Section 1 Assessment
• 3. What is the Electoral College, and
why was it created?
• Answer: group chosen by each state
legislature to select the President.

• 4. How did the positions of the

Federalists and Anti-Federalists differ
in regard to ratification of the
Constitution?
• Answer: Feds were for/AF were
against
 Close
• Do you agree or disagree with the
following and explain why:
• The Framers of the Constitution should
have prohibited slavery in the United
States.