A Bundle of Compromises

New Jersey Plan	•	Small State Plan
•	Created by William Paterson
•	Based on Equal Representation
•	Each state receives 1 vote regardless of size
•	Congress would elect a weak executive branch consisting of more than one person (weak central government)
•	Congress could set taxes and regulate trade

	
Virginia Plan	•	Large State Plan
•	Created by Edmond Randolph
•	Based on a two house Legislature
•	The number of representatives a state receives is based on population
•	Sets up a 3 branch government-Executive, Legislative, Judicial
•	Strong Central Government

Great Compromise	•	Compromise- an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants.
•	Created by Roger Sherman
•	Proposed a 2 house legislature to benefit the large and small states
                   1.House of                                                      
                      Representatives 
                       (population)
                   2.Senate (equal     
                       representation)
	
3/5 Compromise	•	Wanted to address the issue of slavery
•	Southern states wanted to include slaves in their population to gain more seats in the House of Representatives.
•	Northern states argued that slaves were considered property therefore should not be included in population.
•	The solution was the 3/5 compromise.  Count each slave as 3/5 of a person for both taxation and representation purposes.
•	5 slaves = 3 votes