1.5

• Great Compromise


  How would people be represented in Congress [Republican style government], Virginia Plan argued that representatives should be apportioned by population, New Jersey Plan argued that representatives should be apportioned equally, the Great Compromise took both plans: bicameral legislature, House of Representatives apportioned by population, Senate apportioned equally with each state
• Electoral College


  Each state is given the same number of electors as they have representatives in Congress, they are the electors who determine the candidate who holds presidential office
• Three-Fifths Compromise


  Compromise on slavery, counts three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation & taxation
• Amending the Constitution


  Either Congress or state conventions can propose an amendment, two-thirds vote is needed to pass the amendment, proposed amendment must be ratified by 3/4th of the states
• Debate over the role of central government, power of state governments, and individual liberties still go on today
• Government surveillance: 9/11 where national security was threatened through terrorist attacks, USA Patriot Act aimed to stop terrorist attacks by tapping & monitoring into technology, caused concern as this violated the 4th Amendment to protected from unreasonable searches & seizures
• Public school education: This issue falls within state authority, No Child Left Behind Act required schools to meet certain criteria to receive federal funding, caused concern as the criteria couldn't be met by a lot of schools, if criteria wasn't met, sanctions were imposed by the federal government