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The Constitutional Convention as a Four-Act Drama: Act 2
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This course consists of four session, each rooted in a video presentation by Dr. Lloyd in front of a teacher audience, focused on a specific topic and drawing from a selection of relevant documents.
Each session’s post includes a list of Scenes within the given Act, with dates listed within each Scene – this helps expand on the metaphor of the Constitutional Convention as a drama. Most every day includes a link to information about what happened on that day, mostly drawn from Madison’s Debates, the most comprehensive and accurate record of the Convention.
As you watch the video for each session, take notes on Dr. Lloyd’s insights about the Convention, the contributions of different delegates, topics discussed, and decisions made. Then expand on your notes by going through the different documents linked from the post. This way, you’ll learn directly from Dr. Lloyd, and you’ll clearly see where his ideas are found in the documents.
Scene 1: Derailment over Representation of States and People
June 20 John Lansing questions legality of the Amended Plan
June 21 Specifics of House Representation discussed
June 22 Specifics of House Representation discussed
June 23 Ineligibility requirements for members of Congress
June 25 The purpose of the Senate
June 26 Specifics of Senate Representation discussed
June 27 Resolutions 7 and 8 discussed
June 28 Luther Martin resumes his “discourse” on the role of the States
Scene 2: Contours of Compromise: Partly Federal, Partly National
June 29 Ellsworth: “we were partly national; partly federal”
June 30 Loose talk of division and disunion
July 2 Creation of the Gerry Committee
Scene 3: Independence Day Contemplation
July 4 “When in the Course of Human Events”
Scene 4: The Gerry Committee Compromise Proposal Discussed
July 5 The Compromise Proposal has three components
July 6 Debating the merits of proportional representation
July 7 Sherman reinforces case for equal representation of States in Senate
July 9 Distributing 56 seats in the House to the 13 States
July 10 North – South, Large – Small discussion
July 11 The census and representation
July 12 “Blacks equal to the whites in the ratio of representation?”
July 13 Representation in the SenateConfederation Congress Passes the Northwest Ordinance
July 14 Does partly national, partly federal make sense?
Scene 5: Decision Day on the Connecticut Compromise
July 16 Connecticut Compromise accepted (5 – 4 – 1)
Scene 6: Return to the Amended Virginia Plan; Committee of Detail Created
July 17 The Supreme Law of the Land and the Presidency
July 18 Discussion of Resolutions 11 – 16
July 19 Reconsideration of the Presidency
July 20 More disputation over the Presidency
July 21 The Council of Revision revisited
July 23 Resolutions 17 – 19 debated
July 24 Controversy over the Presidency
July 25 More discussion on the Presidency
July 26 Constitutional Convention adjourns with the creation of a 5 member Committee of Detail
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This course consists of four session, each rooted in a video presentation by Dr. Lloyd in front of a teacher audience, focused on a specific topic and drawing from a selection of relevant documents.
Each session’s post includes a list of Scenes within the given Act, with dates listed within each Scene – this helps expand on the metaphor of the Constitutional Convention as a drama. Most every day includes a link to information about what happened on that day, mostly drawn from Madison’s Debates, the most comprehensive and accurate record of the Convention.
As you watch the video for each session, take notes on Dr. Lloyd’s insights about the Convention, the contributions of different delegates, topics discussed, and decisions made. Then expand on your notes by going through the different documents linked from the post. This way, you’ll learn directly from Dr. Lloyd, and you’ll clearly see where his ideas are found in the documents.
Scene 1: Derailment over Representation of States and People
June 20 John Lansing questions legality of the Amended Plan
June 21 Specifics of House Representation discussed
June 22 Specifics of House Representation discussed
June 23 Ineligibility requirements for members of Congress
June 25 The purpose of the Senate
June 26 Specifics of Senate Representation discussed
June 27 Resolutions 7 and 8 discussed
June 28 Luther Martin resumes his “discourse” on the role of the States
Scene 2: Contours of Compromise: Partly Federal, Partly National
June 29 Ellsworth: “we were partly national; partly federal”
June 30 Loose talk of division and disunion
July 2 Creation of the Gerry Committee
Scene 3: Independence Day Contemplation
July 4 “When in the Course of Human Events”
Scene 4: The Gerry Committee Compromise Proposal Discussed
July 5 The Compromise Proposal has three components
July 6 Debating the merits of proportional representation
July 7 Sherman reinforces case for equal representation of States in Senate
July 9 Distributing 56 seats in the House to the 13 States
July 10 North – South, Large – Small discussion
July 11 The census and representation
July 12 “Blacks equal to the whites in the ratio of representation?”
July 13 Representation in the SenateConfederation Congress Passes the Northwest Ordinance
July 14 Does partly national, partly federal make sense?
Scene 5: Decision Day on the Connecticut Compromise
July 16 Connecticut Compromise accepted (5 – 4 – 1)
Scene 6: Return to the Amended Virginia Plan; Committee of Detail Created
July 17 The Supreme Law of the Land and the Presidency
July 18 Discussion of Resolutions 11 – 16
July 19 Reconsideration of the Presidency
July 20 More disputation over the Presidency
July 21 The Council of Revision revisited
July 23 Resolutions 17 – 19 debated
July 24 Controversy over the Presidency
July 25 More discussion on the Presidency
July 26 Constitutional Convention adjourns with the creation of a 5 member Committee of Detail