Edmund Randolph of Virginia presented a draft of a new constitution .The Virginia Plan proposed a two-house legislature. A lower-house directly elected by the people of the states based on the population, and an upper house elected by the Lower House. The congress was to have broad legislative power, with veto over laws passed by state legislatures .The President and cabinet would be elected by legislature. The national judiciary would be elected by legislature, and their would be a "Council of Revision" with powe

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With the approval came other compromises. The election of Congress was established. The people choose the members of the house and the legislature chose the senators. The Electoral College was also established which helped to maintain control of the government. The President's term was also determined. The compromise was for the President to serve for four years. With slavery still in place in the south, the 3/5 compromise was put into effect. The south was allowed to count 3/5 of their slaves, for election purposes, and also had to pay taxes on them. The slave trade compromise, in which the new government would control all trade, except for slave trade, was also put into effect. The final real compromise was t

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