A list of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention can be found and a record of their attendance is found . ConSource’s collection of the plans proposed at the Convention include: This plan suggests Alexander Hamilton’s suggestions for the new American government. Based largely off of the evolving draft of the Constitution at the Convention, Hamilton’s plan differs in its suggestion of a tertiary election process for the chief executive, identification of the number of justices on the supreme court as 12; suggestion of a specific jurisdiction for federal courts created by the legislature; and, the involvement of associate justices of the Supreme Court in impeachment trials. Edmund Randolph submitted the Virginia plan for consideration on May 29, 1787. This proposal suggested a system of government with a two-house legislature which was elected according to population, a benefit to larger states. This plan was introduced to the Convention on June 15 by William Paterson of New Jersey, although the plan represented the ideas of several other delegates. Like the Hamilton plan, the Paterson plan was based off of the existing drafts of the constitution thus far in the convention, though it contained many recommendations. The chief idea for government presented by the Paterson plan include the adoption of a bicameral legislature that was populated by equal representation across the states, a favored method of representation for smaller states. The Pinckney plan was introduced following the Virginia plan on May 25 and included suggestions for a government similar to the arrangement of parliament and the selection of the prime minister. ConSource’s collection of : Suggested days to use for the Convention Gallery Assignment include: (Organization of Government) (Legislature) (Executive) (Executive) (Executive) (Judiciary) (State v. national government debate) (Purpose and election of the Senate) (Election of Executive) (representation-3/5 introduced and debated) (New Jersey plan introduced and debated) Monday, June 18 (Hamilton plan introduced and debated) (Debate on New Jersey plan and vote on plan) (Debate of bicameral legislature) (Senate) (representation, state v. national government)
(Representation in the House) (federalism v. nationalism) (Representation in the house) (Gerry Report discussed) (Census) (Election of the branches) (Vote on Gerry Committee Report suggestions) (large state representation) (Executive and Judiciary) (Ratification and Amendment process) (Election of the Executive) (Discussed Committee of Detail Report on all Articles) (Military) ( Slavery, Bill of Attainder, and ex post facto) (Slavery) (Slavery) (Executive and Judicial powers) (Full Faith and Credit, slavery) (Brearly Committee Report discussion) (powers of the executive) (Amendments and reservations against signing by delegates) (Necessary and Proper Clause) (Necessary and Proper, fugitive slave clause) (debated final draft of Constitution) ConSource’s Blog contains many short, interesting articles related to Constitutional law and history. For this lesson, applicable postings include: Videos (The Annenberg Classroom) Hosted by Justices Sandra Day O’Connor and Stephen Breyer, who are interviewed by high school students and answer questions such as: Why have a Constitution; How does the Constitution help Americans solve problems; and, “I think that when the framers were writing the Constitution that the situation in the United States and the Relationship between the federal government and state government was a lot different than it is now. Do you ever find that in your rulings there are specific aspects of the Constitution that frustrate you to have to apply to modern-day cases?”