What was the Constitutional Convention?

What was the Constitutional Convention?

• A. 1787 meeting at which the US Constitution was created
• B. 1776 signing of the Declaration
• C. 1789 ratification by states
• D. 1791 adoption of the Bill of Rights

Answer: (A)

The Constitutional Convention refers to the 1787 gathering in Philadelphia where delegates from the states came together to address the weak national government under the Articles of Confederation and ended up drafting a new framework—the U.S. Constitution. This meeting produced a plan that created a stronger national government with three branches, a system of checks and balances, and the division of power between the national and state governments (federalism). It’s the event that started the process of creating the Constitution itself, which would later be ratified by the states and become the law of the land. It’s distinct from the signing of the Declaration in 1776, the later ratification by states in 1789, and the adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1791.

The Constitutional Convention refers to the 1787 gathering in Philadelphia where delegates from the states came together to address the weak national government under the Articles of Confederation and ended up drafting a new framework—the U.S. Constitution. This meeting produced a plan that created a stronger national government with three branches, a system of checks and balances, and the division of power between the national and state governments (federalism). It’s the event that started the process of creating the Constitution itself, which would later be ratified by the states and become the law of the land. It’s distinct from the signing of the Declaration in 1776, the later ratification by states in 1789, and the adoption of the Bill of Rights in 1791.