Each state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationmade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesthe number ofrepresentativesper stateJamesMadisonThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownBenjaminFranklintrusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleBenjaminFranklinMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.too much statepower and notenoughnational powerThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. representationin Congress requirecitizens topay taxesshouldslaves becountedcitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentslavestates vsfreestatesStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.Each state would electtwo senators, and thenumber ofrepresentatives in theHouse ofRepresentatives wouldbe determined bypopulationmade aCongress with aSenate andHouse ofRepresentativesthe number ofrepresentativesper stateJamesMadisonThe federalgovernmentcould notdirectly taxcitizensThe federalgovernmentcould not makestatesfollow federallawsThe federalgovernment couldnot coin money,and states printedtheir ownBenjaminFranklintrusted andrespected byAmericanpeopleBenjaminFranklinMany peoplefeared a centralgovernment andfelt it was notneeded. write a newconstitution, becausethere were toomany problems withthe Articles andamendingthem required approvalof all 13 statesMadison wrotethe VirginiaPlan for thenew USgovernment.He got largeand smallstates to agreeon the GreatCompromiseHe presidedover theconvention andmaintainedorder.too much statepower and notenoughnational powerThe governmenthad no way toenforce its lawsand no way topay debts.Madisonthought that thenationalgovernmentshould bestronger. representationin Congress requirecitizens topay taxesshouldslaves becountedcitizensfeared thepower of astrong centralgovernmentslavestates vsfreestatesStates with smallpopulations would havesupported the New JerseyPlan. States withlarge populations wouldhave supported theVirginia Plan.

Issues at the Constitutional Convention - Call List

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