Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Explain the main points of consensus, major disagreements, and major compromises at the Constitutional Convention?

A major point of consensus was the Virginia Plan by James Madison and representatives from Virginia, which recommended that the government be made up of the legislature, judiciary, and executive. The legislature would have two branches. The lower house would comprise of people elected by the citizenry of a state and the second branch would have representatives elected by members of the lower house.
The major disagreements at the Constitutional Convention were on issues, such as how congress should be represented, a different executive branch, and slavery. When it came to representation in Congress, there were delegates who disagreed with allowing citizens to elect members of the lower house. On the other hand, there were those who supported the participation of citizens in the formation of government.
Delegates at the convention reached a compromise and agreed to let the people choose the members of the lower house or state legislature. All states were required to have a minimum of one representative regardless of their population size. The second branch or Senate would comprise of two representatives from each state elected by the state legislature.

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