HLTH 5392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bicameralism
6 Dec 2016
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Believe they are virtuous men who will put public good over private interest. Praised nostalgia (to appeal to the small farmers) Strong government vs. weak government; federalist vs. anti- Republic (strong) = small and homogeneous population. Urgency (waiting to see how america handles it) Government should be divided into several departments. Will be a republic and not a constitutional monarchy. Connect to wealth and population what about slaves. Used part of the smaller new jersey plan . 3/5 clause for slaves for count for representation bicameral legislature. Debate about ban expansion of slavery to new territories. Everything north of the ohio river = free states. Everything south of the ohio river = slave states. Congress could not ban slave trade until 1808. Clause obliging state to return fugitive slave . Forces the north to have a reconnection with slavery. By 1788 only 7/16 states ratified the constitution. Most wealthy states don"t like the constitution.
