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Issues of the Constitutional Convention - George Washingtons Mount Vernon When the 55 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation, there were several major issues on the agenda to discuss including representation, state versus federal powers, executive power, slavery, and commerce
The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Revolution in Government The rule of secrecy helped make the Constitutional Convention a civil and deliberative body, rather than a partisan one It helped make compromise an attribute of statesmanship rather than a sign of weakness
Constitutional Convention | History Compromises | Britannica Constitutional Convention, convention that drew up the U S Constitution Stimulated by severe economic troubles, which produced radical political movements such as Shays’s Rebellion, the convention met in Philadelphia (May 25–September 17, 1787), ostensibly to amend the Articles of Confederation
APUSH 3. 8, Constitutional Convention, Debates, Ratification During the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 and the ensuing State Conventions, significant debates took place over the role the central government would have in the United States after it became clear the Articles of Confederation were too weak to continue
US Constitution Liberty - Bill of Rights Institute American constitutional government is rooted in the ideas of limited government, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism