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Constitutional Convention

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Constitutional Convention in U.S. history, the 1787 meeting in which the Constitution of the United States was drawn up. The Road to the Convention The government adopted by the Thirteen Colonies in America (see Confederation, Articles of , and Continental Congress ) soon showed serious faults. Congress, powerless to enforce its legislation, was unable to obtain adequate financial support. Although its achievements were not so inconsiderable as has been commonly thought, Congress was, on the whole, impotent, and federal authority was too weak to be of consequence. The central... Read more

Constitutional Convention, European
Constitutional Convention, European...devise a draft constitutional makeup of...States). The convention's constitutional brief reflected...acquired a constitutional character...Praesidium, the Convention was composed... Read more

Constitutional Convention of 1787
Constitutional Convention of 1787. By late 1786, only three years...February 1787, Congress called for a convention in Philadelphia to revise the articles...the average American of the day. The convention rules granted each state one vote... Read more

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	Con-con movement returns: some proponents of a federal constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage are considering calling for a dangerous constitutional convention to accomplish their goal.(CONSTITUTION CORNER) ; ...pesky advocates of a constitutional convention. Following defeat of...circulate favoring a constitutional convention to accomplish the task...Amendments. Perils of a Constitutional Convention Amendments are proposed... Read more
	Blow to Balanced-Budget Amendment;Alabama Rescinds Its Call for a Constitutional Convention ; ...rescind a call for a constitutional convention to pass a balanced-budget...reversed its 1976 call for a constitutional convention last month following...that had called for a constitutional convention-just two states short... Read more
	A constitutional convention could shake up state ; Capitol Week A constitutional convention could shake up state By...novel proposal: Convene a constitutional convention to write a new state constitution...midst of an effort to call a constitutional convention. The process is a long one... Read more
	Con-con agenda out in the open: single-issue constitutional conventions have been repeatedly proposed as the answer to solve federal failings. Now convention proponents are issuing calls for wholesale remaking of the Constitution.(CONSTITUTION CORNER) ; ...States has not had a constitutional convention since 1787, when the...approach, entailing a constitutional convention, is initiated by the...Congress must call a constitutional convention upon receiving applications... Read more
	Personal Reflections on the Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1969-1970 ; ...of the Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention was the wild but wonderful...fell on Illinois's first constitutional convention in fifty years. Including...Illinois Committee for a Constitutional Convention and ending as a vocal... Read more
	States, activists promote constitutional convention.(includes related article) ; ...employed since 1787, is a constitutional convention - an alternative that...alternative: convening a constitutional convention. Congress, of course...in the direction of a constitutional convention (see sidebar). Ambiguity... Read more
	Panel backs constitutional convention/ Meeting to rewrite state charter will be proposed at upcoming legislative session ; ...convening an unprecedented constitutional convention. The legislation will...voters must approve the constitutional convention, choose delegates and...proposing is calling a constitutional convention, which will be charged... Read more
	Constitutional Convention needs to allow for discussion, input from tribal members ; ...News, The 04-20-2001 Constitutional Convention needs to allow for discussion...setting up the proposed Constitutional Convention. The TEC, through its...is trying to hire a constitutional convention moderator. In a two-day... Read more
	The mandatory constitutional convention question referendum: the New York experience in national context. ; THE MANDATORY CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION QUESTION REFERENDUM: NO...editorial in favor of holding a constitutional convention. (9) The convention question...York's failure to authorize a constitutional convention through an automatic convention... Read more
	Commentary: Plan sets parameters for constitutional convention call ; Holding a state constitutional convention is required to be submitted...without the necessity for a constitutional convention. The state Supreme Court...wants to submit calling a constitutional convention to a vote of the people... Read more

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