GOVT-110 FA4 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Edmund Randolph, Bicameralism, Navigation Acts
13 Sep 2016
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The miracle at philadelphia: writing the us constitution. A constitutional convention was called in philadelphia for the sole purpose revising the. Articles of confederation: edmund randolph and james madison proposed the virginia plan, will patterson proposed the new jersey plan. The virginia plan triumphed with randolph said, when the salvation of the republic is at stake, it would be treason not to propose what we found necessary. Remaining differences were resolved through a series of compromises, and less than one hundred days after the meeting convenes, the framers had created a new government to submit to the electorate for its approval. They conducted all of the convention"s work behind closed doors. George washington was unanimously elected the convention"s presiding officer: he cautioned delegates not to reveal details of the convention even to family members. All of the delegates to the constitutional convention were men. The framers brought with them a vast amount of political, educational, legal, and business experience.
