During the Constitutional Convention, delegates agreed on created fundamental changes but conflicting interests of the states led to compromises which when presented to the states, a Federalist-Antifederalist battle for ratification ensued. ... Though the delegates agreed on these fundamental changes to the Constitution, they still disagreed on some things one of which was resolved in the Great Compromise. ... In response, the delegates of the Constitutional Convention synthesized the Great Compromise in which there is a bicameral Congress. ... The federalists believed in a strong central gov...

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The Constitutional Convention gathered in Independence Hall on May 25, 1787. On May 29 Governor Edmund Randolph introduces the Virginia Plan to the delegates, and the Convention begins with a bang. ... Madison did not agree with equal representation because he did not see states as equal entities, he viewed states as "units of convenience that ultimately embodied only the fictitious legal personality of all corporations" (Banning 432). ... This essay investigated two essays which addressed the Constitutional Convention with a focus on the Great Compromise. ... Because of this Ban...

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Hoping to improve these conditions, Franklin agreed to become Philadelphia's postmaster in 1737. ... As it turned out, Thomas Jefferson did the writing and Franklin revised it and made changes. ... When Franklin was eighty-one years old, Pennsylvania sent him to the Constitutional Convention. ... He was the oldest delegate at the convention. His attendance at the Constitutional Convention was his last major public service. ...

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- What were the major compromises made at the Constitutional Convention? ... There were many compromises made at the Constitutional Convention, such as representation, slavery, and laws concerning foreign/ interstate imports and exports. ... Anti-federalists believed that the executive branch did not effectively represent the people, and that only the legislative branch did so. ... The Constitutional Confederation finally agreed that slaves will count as three-fifths of a person in census counts as well as representation in the House of Representatives. ... In short, all delegates at ...

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Philadelphia Convention. Rhode Island did not send a delegation. ... 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. ... A nine (9) year term was voted down though most delegates agreed with Madison's apprehensions about equality. ...

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The State legislatures agreed that the people could directly be involved in the choice of electors. ... After hours of toil, doubt, and debate, the constitution was finally signed by the majority of the delegates. ... Madison knew that to accede to the demand of a second Convention to remed various defects of the Constitution, would be like losing a battle, nor would he agree to conditional approval. ... There was a good deal of definitional pluralism with respect to the problems the delegates did discuss, but when we move to the question of extrapolated intentions, we enter the realm of...

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In order to pass a bill, nine states had to agree that it should go into effect. ... Luckily, these problems did not go unnoticed, in May of 1787, the colonies decided to call a convention of the states to revise the Articles. ... This became known as the Constitutional Convention. ... This, however, was not appealing to the delegates from smaller states. ... James Madison, a delegate from Virginia, helped approve the Bill of Rights. ...

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The Constitutional Convention began in May 1787 and lasted until September of the same year. Delegates from all states met in Philadelphia to discuss and draft the United States Constitution. ... Next, they made a quick agreement on a fixed salary for each Senator and agreed that the Federal government would pay their salaries. ... Elbridge Gerry was a delegate from his home state of Massachusetts. ... He did not always agree with England's government and he wanted to avoid anything that resembled it. ...

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What type of separation of powers did the UK constitution implemented? ... Besides, it also make laws by the way of delegated legislation and drafts bill. ... This was further stated in the case of R v Her Majesty's Treasury, ex parte Smedley , Sir John Donaldson MR stated that: ' Although the United Kingdom has no written constitution, it is a constitutional convention of the highest importance that the legislature and judicature are separate and independent of one another.' ... The practice of delegated legislation however entrusts a law making power onto a member of executiv...

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Australians were afraid that cheap Chinese labor would lower Australian workers living standards and both governments and unions agreed that such immigration should be restricted. ... Queensland also had a different opinion from most other colonies on immigration and it did not want a federal movement to stop them from employing cheap Kanakas. ... The National Australasian Convention was held in March 1891 in Sydney and was presided over by Henry Parkes. ... He did not live to see his dream of a united Australia. ... The National Australasian Convention of 1897 held in Adelaide was attende...

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I did not want to end up getting no part at all, so the next day, Lori and I had a talk with the drama teacher. ... Being a student director was really fun, and it did not require memorizing lines. I was glad we had agreed on a compromise because it definitely worked out for the best. ... A particularly important one was called "The Great Compromise, " which occurred at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 when the Constitution was being written. ... The Connecticut delegates came up with a compromise that resolved the conflict. ...

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So in 1787 a Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia in what is now called Independence Hall. State legislators chose seventy-four delegates to go to the convention. ... The delegates came to the convention to re-write the articles because everyone was complaining that the government was too weak. ... Despite some disagreements, the delegates did agree on most of the issues. ... Even though they all agreed on the structure of the new government, the delegates argued about the issues concerning representation, slavery, and trade. ...

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He then studied law OCCUPATION: Planter OFFICES HELD: Justice of the Peace, Westmoreland County, 1757; Delegate, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1758-1775; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1775-1779; Signer of the Declaration of Independence, 1776; Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1777, 1780, 1785; Delegate, Virginia Constitutional Ratification Convention, 1788; United States Senator, 1789-1792 PLACE OF RESIDENCE: Chantilly, Virginia SPOUSE: First wife--Ann Aglett; second wife--Anne Pinckard MISCELLANEOUS: Lee was a staunch defender of colonial rights and was aligned with Patrick Hen...

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However, despite its inherent flaws, the Confederation government did prove capable to accomplish a few foreign and domestic achievements. ... Alarmed by the rebellion, other state governments agreed to help the angry farmers to thwart these rebellions. ... Thus, the Annapolis Convention of 1786 was held to address regional issues such as trade, but delegates were soon calling for a national convention . At this convention in Philadelphia 1787, the authors of a new plan proposed change of the loose confederation of states to a solid national union. ... Still, a need for constitutional chang...

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Scheduled to beg in on May 14, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Constitutional Convention progressed through the summer to establish a new form of government. Although the convention was called for the purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation, Delegates expressed an overwhelming interest in a new and stronger form of central government. ... Upon ratification of the United States Constitution, in 1789, this agreed upon a form of government put into effect, and has operated as the government of the United States ever since. ... In this essay, Hamilton elaborates heavily on t...

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In a desperate move to find money in the face of an uproar across the country and to re-establish harmony, Louis XVI agreed to convene the Estates-General for May 1789. ... Three days later, the delegates took the famous Tennis Court Oath, vowing not to disband until France had a new constitution. ... Twenty-eight days later, the Assembly showed they did not intend to do so: the government confiscated all church property in France. ...

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In this regards, it must be noted that the International Convention against the recruitment, use, financing and training of mercenaries was adopted in 1989, after ten years of negotiations, and that it only entered into force in 2001. Contrary to the main international human rights instruments, the Convention has not established a monitoring mechanism. The Working Group, as the only monitoring body responsible for issues related with mercenarism within the UN system, endeavors within its limited possibilities to fill this vacuum in the monitoring, promotion and follow up with the aim to arrive...

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President Lincoln's plan was lenient towards the South, but it did ensure a quick restoration of the Union. ... However, no one who had held office or had fought under the Confederacy would be aloud to vote or serve as a delegate to a state constitutional convention. ... Blacks nor whites enjoyed this system, but as blacks still faced the same conditions as they did under slavery and whites had to pay out capital that they did not have. ... The leaders of the Reconstruction did not give full acknowledgement to this problem of economic servitude. ... In the Compromise of 1877, Republic...

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At the Constitutional Convention, debates were centered on how strong the chief executive and the national government should be in relation to the states and the people. After the American Revolution, the delegates established the Articles of Confederation. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... They agreed that a republican government was the only suitable government, but a republic government required the active s...

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At the Constitutional Convention, debates were centered on how strong the chief executive and the national government should be in relation to the states and the people. After the American Revolution, the delegates established the Articles of Confederation. ... Because the lack of a bill of rights in the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists focused almost all of their energies on attacking the Constitution because it did not explicitly guarantee the rights of the people. ... They agreed that a republican government was the only suitable government, but a republic government required the active s...

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Jackson served as delegate to Tenn. in the 1796 Constitutional convention and a congressman for a year (from 1796-97). ... In retaliation of this insulting lack of concern of the South's voice in government, South Carolina acting on the doctrine of Nullification which stated that the union was made up of the states and that the states had the right to null or void a law if they didn't agree with it, declared the federal tariff laws of 1828 and 1832 invalid and prohibited collection of tariff's after February first of 1833. ... Jackson did not make the Second Bank of the United S...

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The body of government was the Congress, comprising delegates from the thirteen states. ... Only in one area did the Congress coax a unified policy from the states, the area of land reform. The major landholding states--Virginia, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts--did cede their western lands to the Congress. ... The founding fathers realized this need for a stronger central government and eventually organized at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to discuss the problem. ... Although problems continued to exist over questions like whether to have a national bank, the Founding...

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First devised by the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the Electoral College as it is known was a compromise between the delegates who favored direct popular election of the President, and those whom felt that the President should be elected by Congress. ... Generally however, the political parties nominate the electors at their state party conventions or by a vote of the party's central committee. ... There are no Constitutional or Federal Laws, which require electors to vote for the candidate who won the popular vote for that elector's particular state. ... All in all, supporte...

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Although Washington had more total loses than he did vidtories, he continued to maintain his dignity and respect for his superiors. ... Martha was a loving and devoted wife who supported Washington in everything he did. ... In 1774, he became a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congress. Even though he did not have an active part, his presence was extremely desired and respected. ... Washington led the Virginia delegation to the Constitutional Convention in May of 1787 and was elected presiding officer. ...

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Studied law with Felix Gundy, who was a delegate to the Kentucky State Constitutional Convention, Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, Justice of the Kentucky State Supreme Court and later, U.S. ... Mexico did not recognize this annexation. ... The amended bill passed the House, but the Senate drew up its own bill, which did not include the proviso. ... In return, the U.S. agreed to pay Mexico $15,000,000 and to assume the claims of U.S. citizens against Mexico, amounting to $3,250,000. ... Seneca Falls Convention. ...

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