too much statepower and notenoughnational powerthe number ofrepresentativesper statemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationslavestates vsfreestatesJamesMadisonrepresentationin Congress Madison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.BenjaminFranklincitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentBenjaminFranklinrequirecitizens topay taxesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsshouldslaves becountedHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.The governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.States with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromisetoo much statepower and notenoughnational powerthe number ofrepresentativesper statemade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownEach state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationslavestates vsfreestatesJamesMadisonrepresentationin Congress Madison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.BenjaminFranklincitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentBenjaminFranklinrequirecitizens topay taxesThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsshouldslaves becountedHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.The governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.States with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. trusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensHe got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromise

Issues at the Constitutional Convention - Call List

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