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What would a constitutional convention look like?
There is a precedent, after all: The original Constitutional Convention in 1787 was called to amend the Articles of Confederation. The founders instead "abolished the articles" and came up with ...
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Extracts from Washington's Diary, Kept while Attending the Constitutional Convention of 1787
11, No. 3, Oct., 1887 Extracts from Washington's Diary, Kept w... Extracts from Washington's Diary, Kept while Attending the Constitutional Convention of 1787 This is the metadata section. Skip to ...
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The Amendment Process
Calling for a convention to amend the Constitution might actually be the best way to create a new one. After all, the Philadelphia convention in 1787 was supposed to amend the Articles of ...
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Creating the U.S. Constitution
Hamilton did not attend the entire four-month Constitutional Convention that began in May 1787 in Philadelphia. He had been one of the strongest advocates for that convention, but he was outvoted ...