Constitutional Convention Pros And Cons

Summary: Some of the issues were the people that denied to agree or support the constitution. Some states did not favor the way the government limited the power for the federal government because they were scared it would overrule state laws and disliked how citizens were able to control as well. Analysis: There were issues because several of states took quite a while to ratify the constitution. The constitution needed at least 9 out of 13 colonies to ratify, however the states did not support the new system. It took 10 months for 9 colonies to ratify. Although, it took almost an year the constitution was

James Madison proposed an idea for how the government should function and the meeting was known as the Virginia Plan. Madison wanted a state government and national government to lead the people into a great country. He was also in favor of the national government because the population of Virginia was large which would give them more representation. Madison also included that the national government would have the authority to enforce and create its own laws as well as collecting taxes. Under the Virginia Plan, the government was divided into the legislative branch,

The Virginia Plan suggested for a bicameral legislative branch. The Constitutional Convention originally was held in Philadelphia to alter the Articles of Confederation, the federal government, under the Articles, was too weak to enforce their laws and therefore had no power. James Madison, headed the Virginia Delegates, he shapes the debate by instantly drawing up and presenting a proposal. Edmund Randolph, then Governor of Virginia officially put the suggestion before the Convention on May 29, 1787. (loc.gov)

This worked out to satisfaction of the smaller states and for the larger states they were given a House of Representatives that would consist of a larger body of representatives for each state in proportion to the amount of the people in that state.

Along with the two legislative houses, the plan also included three branches: The Legislative, which made the laws, the Executive, which enforced the laws, and the Judiciary, which interpreted the laws. Because the representation was based on population, the smaller states would not have enough power to sway a vote much, and it was because of this that the smaller states dislike the plan.

At the constitutional convention in Philadelphia in 1787, building of a stronger national government to strengthen the weak central government under the Articles of Confederation was the focus of some leaders. The solution to this issue brought about the framing of the constitution. The framers of the new plan crafted a startling new approach through a ratifying procedure that went directly to the people. By this method, the Constitution would become law if nine of the thirteen states approved it after holding special conventions to consider the issue (Ratifying the Constitution, 2016). This marks the beginning of what many known as the Great Debate.

Many arguments can be made against each state for the right to send the same amount of representatives. Bigger states would have a voice in the decisions whereas the small states would not. The conflict would

The Founding Fathers were thinking of ideas for what to include in the new government. They came up with Equal representation and Proportional representation. Small states favored Equal representation because each state who have the same amount of votes. Instead of the larger states getting more votes than the smaller ones. Larger states favored Proportional representation

The constitutional convention was held following the rebellion, in May 1787, delegates from each state gathered in Philadelphia to create a new standard of government. The first decision made was to break the central government into three branches so no one person would accumulate all of the power. The executive, judicial, and legislative branches were then formed. The executive, designed enforce the laws, was made up of the president and cabinet members. The legislative branch makes the laws and is made up of the house and senate.

The first was called the Virginia plan, and was developed by James Madison. It proposed two houses, both based on population, which that the larger states had more say than the smaller ones. The second proposal was the New Jersey plan, proposed by William Patterson. This proposal wanted one house where all states got equal

At the Constitutional Convention James Madison said “All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.” The Founding Fathers gathered together in Philadelphia throughout the months of May and September in 1787. With the use of knowledge, passion, and patience. Nationhood was achieved. The Constitutional Convention was the second beginning of the United States after the failed attempt to live off of the Articles of Confederation.

The Republic of Jarth constitutional convention was held on April 26th, 2017. From this convention we the people of Jarth have agreed on certain criteria concerning the future of our country. Although we did not get to all topics, of the ones we did cover, we did so in a simplistic manner and I think that is why we are destined for doom. From the very beginning of how we setup the convention I knew we were setting ourselves up for failure. The UN put us in a spot that we couldn't get anything done. We had representation from each group based on population and had a majority voting during the convention. The votes can be skewed because two groups could vote to pass something for the constitution with two other groups saying that they want to

In the case that both houses were population based, larger states would nearly hold all the power in Congress, which could essentially lead to tyranny if they gained too much

During the constitutional convention, two plans were proposed to solve the problem of state representation in the government. The first of the two plans was the Virginia Plan, proposed by James Madison and the second being the New Jersey Plan, proposed by William Patterson. Both plans consisted of three branches of government, executive, legislative, and judiciary. however, the New Jersey Plan allowed for multiple executives. Additionally, the Virginia Plan had a bicameral legislature, both houses based on state's’ population or its wealth. The New Jersey Plan, on the other hand, has a unicameral legislature, with its single house giving a single vote to each state

The leaders at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 desired an unbiased, fair government. They believed they could keep a strong yet non-oppressive government form by creating three divided branches. The branches are the legislative, judicial and executive branches. The legislative branch is led by Congress which is split up into the Senate and the House of Representatives. The judicial branch is fronted by the Supreme Court. The executive branch is headed by the President of the United States. The three separate branches are necessary because it forms a sense of stability for the different motives of the different divisions.