| A | B |
|---|
| author of the Virginia plan | James Madison |
| author of the New Jersey Plan | William Patterson |
| large states control government | Virginia plan |
| Small State Plan | New Jersey plan |
| Virginia Plan | two houses of Congress based on population |
| New Jersey Plan | one house of Congress |
| Great Compromise | House based on pop. & Senate with equal rep. |
| Three-fifths Compromise | three-fifths of slaves count toward representation |
| president elected by electors | constitutional delegates distrusted the people |
| how many electors a state has | same as its total # Senators and Representatives |
| Electoral College electors must vote for whom | candidate that wins pop. vote in their state |
| popular vote | vote of the people (everyone who goes to the polls) |
| who originally elected Senators | state legislators |
| 17th amdnedment | people in the states (not legislators) elect senators |
| Constitutional Convention | 40 of 55 delegates very wealthy |
| Constitution | flexible enough to provide orderly change |
| democracy | government by the people exercised either directly or through elected reps |
| naturalized citizens can become president | false |
| natrual-born citizens can becme president | true |
| Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia | May 1787 |
