The scene. Origins of the Convention -- The delegates and the State House. Washington and Madison -- In Convention. Randolph introduces the Virginia plan -- Federal versus national. The "two supremes.
All quotations are from “Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787″ by Catherine Drinker Bowen. When 55 delegates from 12 states gathered in ...
The United States Constitution was signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. We have entered the 237th year of our national Constitution, which ...
Mercy Otis Warren lost that debate. But her ideas still left a mark, and for that reason, she is worth remembering and rereading today.
The impending 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence seems like the perfect time to talk about our Constitution — its values, its strengths, its weaknesses, and, yes, even its potential ...