The second is The Constitution that was ratified on 21 June 1788 by New Hampshire to replace the Articles of Confederation. ... To solve this problem, the Great Compromise proposed a government that had two houses. This was proposed in Roger Sherman's plan. ... The creation of the constitution entailed hours of debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. ... The creation of The Constitution was because of hours of debate. ...

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George Washington presided over the convention but he did not play an active part in the debates. ... Delegates agreed to debate this plan and in so doing formally abandoned the idea of amending the Articles of Confederation. ... So, in June, William Paterson of New Jersey put forward his plan when it appeared that much of the Virginia plan would be approved. The key issue in the constitutional debate thus far was the equality of representation for smaller states. ... Great Compromise or "The Connecticut Compromise" On 30 June, Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut put forth a compromise. ...

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From March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1788 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with a government. Though there is much debate as to how effective it was. ... If getting a unanimous vote had been possible, one might propose the idea of having a "patched-up" Articles of Confederation today, instead of America's present day Constitution. ... Mistakes were defiantly made along the way, but Congress and political leaders were right to form a strong Federal Constitution. ... Therefore letting thirteen states take the plunge to agree to the present day Constitution of the United St...

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The idea of a Bill of Rights was initially debated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and eventually declined. George Mason was the first to propose the idea of a Bill of Rights, but this idea was defeated. ... It was adopted on June 12, 1776 and it was pretty much a restating of English principles but it influenced other states to draft a Bill of Rights (300). ... This is shown in a speech by Patrick Henry to the Virginia ratifying convention in June of 1788, in which he says, "Virginia is now called upon to abandon her rights and, and dissolve that compact which secured them to her....

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James Madison of Virginia was the first to propose a new plan of government. ... The first issue that called for debate was the representation of states in the government. ... Edmund Randolph proposed the Virginia Plan, under which representation would be based on state population. ... On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify the constitution, thereby making the U.S. Constitution formally ratified. ...

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The Federalists wanted the Constitution. ... It was ratified on June 21, 1788. ... He proposed twelve amendments that would become the ten amendments making up the U.S. ... It was ratified on June 21, 1788. ... The Establishment Clause has been in debate for the last half of a century. ...

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The debates over ratification of the United States Constitution stimulated the number of pamphlets by proponents and opponents of the new frame of government. ... Webking makes a careful analysis in which he compares the Farmer's letter with speeches that smith delivered at the New York ratifying convention Poughkeepsie in June 1788.Webking's analysis is needed valuable, but he neglected to address arguments of those who support Lee's authorship of the Letter from the Federal Farmer. ... He argued that the views toward the Constitution shared by Lee and Farmer were "stri...

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They immediately renounced all treaties of 1788 with France and began their agenda of creating a large standing army and a Navy Department to deal with the threat of an American-French war. ... The Republicans debated against the bills for about a month, but the Federalist had the votes. ... Edward Livingston, in opposing the bill said, "If we are ready to violate the Constitution, will the people submit to our unauthorized acts? ... The administration was so incensed with Bache that they didn't wait for passage of the Sedition bill, but had him arrested for treason on June 27, 1778. ... ...

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In 1789, James Madison nicknamed "the father of the Constitution", He proposed twelve amendments that would become the ten amendments making up the U.S. ... The Constitution was made on September 17, 1787. It was ratified on June 21, 1788. ... The Constitution has been amended 27 times since its ratification. ... The Establishment Clause has been in debate for the last half of a century. ...

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There, in a model kitchen, he engaged in a debate with Nikita Khrushchev. This widely publicized "kitchen debate" enhanced Nixon's political stature. ... KENNEDY, Nixon seemed to come off second best in a series of television debates with his lesser-known opponent. ... He cut back and opposed federal welfare services, proposed antibusing legislation, and used wage-and-price controls to fight inflation. ... Watergate is the popular name for the political scandal and constitutional crisis that began with the arrest (June 17, 1972) of five burglars who broke into DEMOCRATIC National Commit...

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In actuality, the French Revolution has been the cause of many bitter debates between historians of the left such as Jean Jaures who believed that the Revolution was inevitable, and those of the right such as Bernard Fay who believed it could have been avoided.3 It seems unlikely that if after twenty two decades of historians failing to reach a conclusive decision, anyone else can. ... This can clearly be reflected in the events which unfolded in September 1788 after the parliament of Paris declared that the Estates General would be constituted as it had been in 1614, giving the aristocracy tw...

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