Here's another one . . . >At 05:26 PM 8/2/98, Jay Fenello wrote: >Here are the top five compromises made to ratify >the U.S. Constitution (based on "American History >in 100 Nutshells" by Tad Tuleja): > >1) "Large State" vs. "Small State" > >Should the states be represented in Congress on the >basis of population or equally, as under the existing >Articles? The compromise was to fashion a two-house >Congress, with the upper house going the "small state" >route, the lower to the "large state" route. Hence the >Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively. > >2) Slave vs. Free > >Should "all men," as the Declaration implied, be counted >in apportioning taxes and representatives, or should >slaves be considered less than "men"? The compromise >was to allow each of the South's millions of slaves to >count as three-fifths of a person. > >3) Direct or Indirect Elections > >Should the president be elected directly by all the >people -- thus opening the way to mob rule and demagogy >-- or should more "qualified" people be chosen to make >the decisions? The compromise was the creation of the >electoral college, whose members, chosen by the states, >actually vote for the president. > >4) Congress vs. the Executive. > >Who should rule, the legislature or the president? The >compromise was that Congress was given the power to pass >laws, while the president could only recommend them. The >president, on the other hand, could veto Congress's wishes >-- unless they overrode his negation by a two thirds >majority. > >5) Federalist vs. States' Rights > >Should the central government or the individual states be >supreme? The compromise was to approve the Constitution >upon two-thirds of the states' conventions. > > >Regards, > >Jay Fenello >President, Iperdome, Inc. >404-250-3242 http://www.iperdome.com Respectfully, Jay Fenello, New Media Strategies ------------------------------------ http://www.fenello.com 678-585-9765 Aligning with Purpose(sm) ... for a Better World ------------------------------------------------------- "We are witness to the emergence of an epic struggle between corporate globalization and popular democracy." http://cyberjournal.org/cj/korten/korten_feasta.shtml -- David Korten
