HIS 346L Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Grand Jury, Edmund Randolph, Jury Trial
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Met to draw up a constitution, decide to scrap instead of amend the articles. Ben franklin, alexander hamilton, and james madison were present. James madison is the father of the constitution. John adams, thomas jefferson, patrick henry, and richard henry lee did not attend. Biggest issue at constitutional convention was representation of the states. Big states wanted to be represented by population and small states want equal representation. Virginia brought the virginia or randolph plan which represented by population and had two houses for. New jersey plan william paterson: 1 state = 1 vote and government can tax. Roger sherman (signed the declaration of independence) came up with the great compromise (also called the connecticut compromise). Two houses the house of representatives which is elected by people based on population and the senate which has two for each state which cannot be changed (cid:449)ithout state"s per(cid:373)issio(cid:374). South wants to count slaves and north does not.
