AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 1: Foundations of American Democracy
1.5 Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Notes
Compromises at the Convention:
- Great (Connecticut) Compromise: bicameral Congress (House by population, Senate equal).
- Three-Fifths Compromise counted enslaved people as three-fifths for representation.
- Electoral College; amendment process (Article V).
Practice
The Great Compromise created:
Large vs small states.
The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with:
Slavery and representation.
Amendments are proposed by two-thirds of Congress and ratified by:
Article V.
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