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What is the final Constitution?
On September 17, 1787, members of the Constitutional Convention signed the final draft of the Constitution. The product of four months of secret debate, the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation and proposed an entirely new form of government.
Who was chosen to write the final version of the Constitution?
By September 1787, the convention’s five-member Committee of Style (Hamilton, Madison, William Samuel Johnson of Connecticut, Gouverneur Morris of New York, Rufus King of Massachusetts) had drafted the final text of the Constitution, which consisted of some 4,200 words.
How was the Constitution resolved?
The founders set the terms for ratifying the Constitution. They bypassed the state legislatures, reasoning that their members would be reluctant to give up power to a national government. Instead, they called for special ratifying conventions in each state. Ratification by 9 of the 13 states enacted the new government.
What was the final deal to get the Constitution ratified?
Three months later, on September 17, 1787, the Convention concluded with the signing (by 38 out of 41 delegates present) of the new U.S. Constitution. Under Article VII, it was agreed that the document would not be binding until its ratification by nine of the 13 existing states.
Who created the Constitution?
Many of the United States Founding Fathers were at the Constitutional Convention, where the Constitution was hammered out and ratified. George Washington, for example, presided over the Convention. James Madison, also present, wrote the document that formed the model for the Constitution.
What led to the US Constitution?
After the war Congress and the state governments continued to produce money contributing to what Madison referred to as the “mortal diseases” of the government under the Articles of Confederation and resulting in calls for a new federal constitution to strengthen the national government.
What was the most serious criticism against the Constitution?
The most serious criticism was that the Constitutional Convention had failed to adopt a bill of rights proposed by George Mason.