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Originally posted by Poncho heres more for 2nd q the reason they all got together was to fix the stupid unanimous consent of the states to pass amendment. ur right the first notes for similarities were dogshit. *Similarities *there should be a federal system -independent state govs and national gov with limited powers to handle common interest matters *agreed ordinary citizens should share in the process of selecting those who were to make and execute laws *No group should have unrestricted authority *Ordinary people should have say in goverment in order to protect themselves *Power must be divided -Segments balanced against the other - Agrred to only propose and recommend thse changes -Right to levy taxes and regulate interstae and foreign commerce was assigned to central gov -Agrred power to raise and maintain an army and navy and to summon militia -States were deprived of their rights to issue money, to make treaties, and to tax either imports or exports without permission of congress -believed that the national gov should have separate executive and judicial branches as well as a legislature *Questions that divided -Who shall control the national gov? *proved more difficult answer *Larger states pussed for representation in national legislature based on population -led by virginia -Virginia plan drafted by james madison *smaller states states wished to maintain existing system of equal rep. -lead by Newjersy plan drafted by William Paterson *Problem that existed -(smaller states)equal state rep would be been undemocratic -(larger states) proportional system would have effectively destroyed the influence of all the states as states *debate was long *July 17 delegates decide on Great Compromise -New legislature with Lower and upper branches -Lower house - House of Representatives *Places were to be assigned according to population and filled by popular vote -Upper House - Senate *Eeach state was to have two members elected by its legislature ***Debate of Great Comprimise Side note -Northern/Southern delegates conflicted on each states share of direct federal taxes -Southerners wanted to exclude slaves from the count *wanted to include slaves in each districts representation in house of rep -3/5s Comprimise *3/5s of all other persons would be counted for both purposes *Checks and Balances put into place

You spelled "agreed" wrong.