The conflict between the larger and southern states will grow into much more than just a debate. The Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan will not work and be productive. The Great Compromise will let the nation thrive because it critiques both plans and let’s the north and south work together. Let me explain why James Madison’s plan will not work. The Virginia plan is a good plan to not say the least. That the amount of representatives in congress should be based on population. But problems are
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Emma Toomey AP US History Mr. Eschle- Period 7 10.16.12 Written Analysis #4 The Missouri Compromise had many effects on American culture‚ including an economic effect by prohibiting slavery in the unorganized territory north of Missouri’s southern border‚ a political suspicion between those representing the south and those representing the north as well as a balance of slave and free states‚ and had a social impact by creating a definite separation between “the North” and “the South” and also
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Republicans believed that Congress was responsible for setting the terms of unifying the nation. Radical Republicans thought the president’s plan was too lenient and did not include protection for former slaves. The reconstruction of the South would be a long and drawn out. President Lincoln’s “Ten Percent Plan” allowed each state to rejoin the Union when 10 percent of its voters pledged allegiance to the Union and had established a new state government. On the other hand‚ Congress offered its own plan
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The seemingly simple concept of representation has a number of conflicting interpretations‚ resulting in a multitude of opinions on exactly what representation should look like. These clashing conceptions hold representatives to fundamentally different expectations. Edmund Burke‚ for example‚ maintains that a good representative should listen to his constituents‚ but rely mainly on his own judgment in pursuit of the common good‚ which can sometimes be at odds with the opinions of constituents. In
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Missouri Compromise In 1819‚ the territory of Missouri applied for statehood. It was the first new state to be taken from the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase. The issue of Missouri attempting to become a state sparked much debate and controversy. The debate in Congress was mainly about sectional power and not whether slavery was right or wrong. The people from the North disagreed with the added representation in Congress and in the Electoral College. Since Missouri would be a slave
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In 1820‚ the United States Congress passed the Missouri Compromise. Before it was passed the Northern states and Southern states had different ideas of the states. The North wanted to limit slavery‚ while the Southern states wanted more slavery. Missouri wanted to become a slave state in 1820‚ but the Northern states wouldn’t allow it. As a compromise‚ Missouri could be a slave state as long as Maine was added as its own free state‚ thus the Missouri Compromise. Along with these factors a rule of
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the subject‚ grade level and the goal of the lesson plan. 7th grade Civics. Goal: 1. Identify the key issues discussed at the Constitutional Convention; 2. Describe the problems and solutions that were addressed by the Great Compromise of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. How did this lesson plan differ from the required lesson plan of this course? Much less detailed‚ in fact I would even call it vague. 2) Did the plan include an assessment? Not
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The Articles of Confederation was first sent to the states in November of 1777. Written by the Continental Congress‚ disagreements with separation of power throughout the states is what hindered the ratification process. Reasons for delay were mostly over representation and land. Smaller states wanted the same representation as larger states where larger states wanted representation based on population. Ownership over the western lands‚ as in the Appalachian Mountains‚ also set back the ratification
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a balance in how many of our choices are determined and how many are free. The things that are determined for us are factors like what we are born into such as our ethnicity and social status. Also‚ if your parents are religious‚ you are raised under the influence of that religion. Most children embrace that faith as their own. These are life factors that you can change eventually‚ but usually due to societal influences you stay with these predetermined decisions. Certain determined things won’t
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Congress (House of Reps & Senate) 535 members in congress 435 Reps & 100 Sen. Article 1 Legislative branch makes law A Bicameral Congress Historical British Parliament consisted of two houses Practical Created to settle differences in NJ (Senate)&VA (House of Reps) Plans Terms Each term of Congress last for two years First term of Congress March 4th‚ 1789 Start date for Congress changed with 20th Amendment Session A period of time during which‚ every year‚ Congress assembles and conducts business
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