Constitution Congress and its members struggle to form a new government. The film shows

America in 1787 as a country in crisis. It portrays America as a newly independent nation

lacking stability. A central issue of the film deals with the question of sovereignty and how the

members of the congress struggle with the idea of a strong central government as opposed to

James Madison the prominent character of the film is portrayed as a man in distress over

the condition of America. America has gained its independence from Great Britain and

struggling not just with its political identity in the world but also within its own boarders.

Madison has realized the current governmental system under the Articles of Confederation were

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