Madison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.He presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.representationin Congress States with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.shouldslaves becountedBenjaminFranklinrequirecitizens topay taxesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawswrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statescitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentthe number ofrepresentativesper stateEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. trusted andrespected byAmericanpeoplemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromisetoo much statepower and notenoughnational powerslavestates vsfreestatesJamesMadisonBenjaminFranklinThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.He presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.representationin Congress States with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.shouldslaves becountedBenjaminFranklinrequirecitizens topay taxesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawswrite a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statescitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentthe number ofrepresentativesper stateEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. Many peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. trusted andrespected byAmericanpeoplemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromisetoo much statepower and notenoughnational powerslavestates vsfreestatesJamesMadisonBenjaminFranklinThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizens

Issues at the Constitutional Convention - Call List

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  1. Madison wrote the Virginia Plan for the new US government.
  2. He presided over the convention and maintained order.
  3. representation in Congress
  4. States with small populations would have supported the New Jersey Plan. States with large populations would have supported the Virginia Plan.
  5. should slaves be counted
  6. Benjamin Franklin
  7. require citizens to pay taxes
  8. The federal government could not make states follow federal laws
  9. write a new constitution, because there were too many problems with the Articles and amending them required approval of all 13 states
  10. citizens feared the power of a strong central government
  11. the number of representatives per state
  12. Each state would elect two senators, and the number of representatives in the House of Representatives would be determined by population
  13. The government had no way to enforce its laws and no way to pay debts.
  14. Madison thought that the national government should be stronger.
  15. Many people feared a central government and felt it was not needed.
  16. trusted and respected by American people
  17. made a Congress with a Senate and House of Representatives
  18. He got large and small states to agree on the Great Compromise
  19. too much state power and not enough national power
  20. slave states vs free states
  21. James Madison
  22. Benjamin Franklin
  23. The federal government could not coin money, and states printed their own
  24. The federal government could not directly tax citizens