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    The Great compromise created an agreement between the two plans. The smaller states got the equal representation in the senate which protects their interest. Federalism was a new idea because it made people realize the greatest danger of a classical republicanism with a large population.

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    AnaRodriguezMazariegos

    Civics
    StacyJoslin

    1. ExplainhowtheConnecticutorGreatCompromise,createdacompromisebetween
    theVirginiaandNewJerseyplans.

    OneofthemajorissuethePhiladelphiaConventionhadwastheVirginiaplanandtheNew
    Jerseyplan.TosummarizewhateachplanwasthattheVirginiaplanwantedproportionalrepresentation
    becausetheywerelargerstates.TheNewJerseyplanwantedequalrepresentationbecausetheywere
    thesmallerstates.Thesetwoplanswantedtheirsetofrulesandwantedwhatwasrightbasedontheir
    state.
    Therefore,aspecialcommitteecreatedtheGreatCompromise.Whichisaplaninwhichthe
    houseofrepresentativesiselectedbytheproportionalrepresentationandwherethereisequal
    representationineachstateintheSenate(motuspublishing).AlsoitallowedtheHouseof
    Representativestodevelopallbillsoftaxationandgovernmentspending(motuspublishing).TheGreat
    Compromisecreatedanagreementbetweenthetwoplansbecausebothplansgotwhattheywanted
    butalsolostalittle.Thesmallerstatesgottheequalrepresentationinthesenatewhichprotectstheir
    interest.ThelargerstateskeptcontroloftheHouseofRepresentativeswhichrunsthetaxationsand
    governmentspending.Bothplanshadtoletgoofthesenateorhouseofrepresentativesandstickwith
    one.TheGreatcompromisehaditsdoubtsbutwithasinglevotethelawpassed.

    2.
    WhatisFederalism?Whatmadeitanewanduniqueidea?Howwaspowersharedbetween
    the2groups?

    Federalismarefederalistwhobelievesthattocontrolahugepopulationtheyneedastrong
    governmentandfollowwhatiswrittenintheConstitution.Theybelievedthatcivicvirtuecannolonger
    bereliedonasthesoletosupportofagovernmentthatcanprotectpeoplesrights.Federalismwasa
    newideabecauseitmadepeoplerealizethegreatestdangerofaclassicalrepublicanismwithalarge

    populationandtheyusedtheConstitutiontosupporttheiridea.Federalismwasfocusedoncentraland
    stategovernment.
    Bothofthegroupssharedpowersbygivingeachgovernmentcertaincontrolandpower.For
    example,thebalancepowerintheNationalgovernmentwasithadalimitedgovernment.TheNational
    governmentcouldntsuspendtheHabeasCorpus,theycouldntpassanexpostfactolaw,they
    couldntsuspendtherighttotrialbyjury,andmore.TheStategovernmenthaslimitationsaswellsuch
    ascoiningtheirownmoney,makingexpostfactolaws,layingduties(taxes),andmore.Tomakesure
    thesetwogroupssharedequalpowertheycreatedchecksandbalances.Checksandbalanceswere
    powersthatwereseparatedandshared.Theyneedchecksandbalancesbecausemostimportant
    decisionsrequireddebate,deliberation,andactionbyboth,soadegreeofbalanceneedtobeheld.

    3.HowdidtheConstitutionsetupthe3branchesofGovernmentasitdid?Howthepowers
    ofeachbranchwerelimited?

    Governmentsneedormustdothreethings:make,execute,andjudgelaws.TheConstitutionset
    threebrancheswhicharecalledSeparationofpowers.Thesethreebranchesweremadetohavecontrol
    overthegovernmentandhaveastructuretoitbeforeitbecomeschaos.TheycreatedtheLegislative
    branch,Executivebranch,andJudicialbranch.TheConstitutionsetthesebranchesasitistohave
    controlandtohavebalancebetweenbranchesandnobranchhaveexcessivepowerovereachother.
    TheLegislativebranchsjobwastodealwithdebateissueandavoidmakinghastydecisions.
    Thelimitationtothisbranchwasthebicameralbecauseitisagoverningbodythatconsistsoftwo
    legislativechambers.Itwasalimitationbecauseitmadeitdifficulttomakeorpasslaws.TheExecutive
    branchsjobwastoactquicklywhennecessaryforcommondefense.Alsotopreservenationalpeace
    andinternationalrelations.Thelimitationtothisbranchwasthattherewasonlyasingleexecutiveleader
    andthatleaderremainedintheofficeforfouryearsandeligibleforreelectionwhichisbasicallysimilar
    totheelectoralcollege.Lastly,theJudicialbranchsjobwastodecideconflictsthatinvolvedthe
    Nationalgovernment.Thelimitationtothisbranchwasthatjudgescanonlyholdinoffice,duringgood
    behavior.Ifthejudgescommitacrimeorisconvictedforbriberyand/ortreasonthentheywillbe

    removed.Overall,thesebrancheshaditspowerbasedonthecapacityitcantakeandhadlimited
    powermakingitfairtoallbranches.

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