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In what ways does Franklin fear the delegates may undermine the constitution even after they sign it?
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Why did Benjamin Franklin support the constitution even with its flaws?
it had a bill of rights thats what he really wanted and could except a couple flaws
Was Button Gwinnet the first person to sign the constitution of the united states?
Of the 55 delegates who attended the Convention, only 39 signed it. Washington, as Chairman of the Convention, signed the document first. Three delegates said they would not sign the document, even though they agreed with the need for a strong government, and the rest of the delegates had returned home by the date of the formal signing.
Why even after its ratification of the constitution in 1790 did Rhode Island delegates not sign the original US Constitution?
there, Rhode Island thought it would hurt the economy of the state, and believed that the United States Constitution would hurt their economy greatly. Thus, making them a weaker state. "We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we will all hang separately." -Benjamin Franklin. Because Rhode Island did not hang with us, or even try to support us, by not showing up to the Continental Congress, this further separated the states. Some believe that this may have been one of the building blocks to the Civil War. - January
What three reasons does Franklin give for agreeing to the constitution?
1. Even though Franklin still thought the Constitution had some errors, he says that he's been wrong before and may find himself changing his mind later anyway. He'll give in to the better judgment of others.2. The country needed a new government and the structure provided by the Constitution should work if administered well and Franklin though it would be administered well.3. Even if they called another convention, it couldn't come up with a better Constitution than this one.4. "Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best. The opinions I have had of its errors, I sacrifice to the public good."
Who was the audience in the speech in the convention by Benjamin Franklin?
It was all the delegates that would come and the Speaker of the House, Vice President and the first president.
What were the number of men who signed the declaration of independence?
56 men signed it. John Adams was the first of the 56 to sign.
Is aretha Franklin and kirk Franklin brothers and sisters?
No, not even close.
Did the founding fathers break for three days to pray while trying to decide an issue while writing the Constitution?
Yes, they did. During that break Ben Franklin got hungry and went down to the local Taco Bell. When he got back, the other delegates started yelling that they deserved it too, and they tried to consult George Washington, but he was too busy listening to AC/DC on his MP3. So the other delegates started to steal Mr. Franklin's enchilada, and Franklin got angry and smashed a chair over James Madison's head, even though all he was doing was sitting in the corner and hissing at people when they walked by. So John Hancock came over and pulled out two Uzies and wasted Ben Franklin, and then John Adams shot Hancock in the back with a Desert Eagle, and then Martin Van Buren pulled out a rocket launcher and killed almost all the delegates, so he, Washington, and this other dude were the only people left alive, so they just forged all the other signatures and went to Starbucks.
Did the Treaty of Paris recongnize the US as being an independent from England?
Yes. Even before the US had written the Constitution France thought of the US as an indepandant country. That might had to do with some of the persausion from Ben Franklin.
What were the views of the delegates to the convention on democracy and equality according to Beard?
I have never read anything, or even heard of, Beard's views on what the constitutional authors thought of a Democracy. The authors of the Constitution expressed themselves publicly to everyone who would listen, and Beard's views are irrelevant on the subject as he was not an Author or debater of the constitution; being born 100 years after it was written and debated. Those men who wrote the constitution specifically stated, even Jefferson stated, that the United States was formed as a Representative Republic and not a Democracy (several quotes from the Federalist Papers).
What were the views on the delegates to the convention on democracy and equality according to Beard?
I have never read anything, or even heard of, Beard's views on what the constitutional authors thought of a Democracy. The authors of the Constitution expressed themselves publicly to everyone who would listen, and Beard's views are irrelevant on the subject as he was not an Author or debater of the constitution; being born 100 years after it was written and debated. Those men who wrote the constitution specifically stated, even Jefferson stated, that the United States was formed as a Representative Republic and not a Democracy (several quotes from the Federalist Papers).
What were the views of the delegates to the convention on democracy and equally according to beard?
I have never read anything, or even heard of, Beard's views on what the constitutional authors thought of a Democracy. The authors of the Constitution expressed themselves publicly to everyone who would listen, and Beard's views are irrelevant on the subject as he was not an Author or debater of the constitution; being born 100 years after it was written and debated. Those men who wrote the constitution specifically stated, even Jefferson stated, that the United States was formed as a Representative Republic and not a Democracy (several quotes from the Federalist Papers).
