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Edmund Randolph played a significant role in the Constitutional Convention by introducing the Virginia Plan, which served as the blueprint for the new government structure. He also advocated for a strong central government and executive branch, and was influential in shaping the debates and discussions during the convention. After the convention, Randolph continued to support ratification of the Constitution and served as the first Attorney General under President George Washington.
Between the time of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, Benjamin Franklin prepared a speech, which his colleague James Wilson delivered, in support of a motion providing that the nation would pay for the presidents' expenses but that they "shall receive no salary, stipend fee or reward whatsoever for their services"
....The Lincoln Douglas Debates
Patrick Henry believed the issue at the heart of the debates was war, peace, and liberty. He believed that war was necessary to gain peace.
They were introduced by James Madison to the First United States Congress in 1789 as a series of constitutional amendments. He felt that the Constitution did not adequately protect the individual rights of citizens. James Madison did write over a third of the Federalist Papers so I guess the answer to your question is yes.
Leaving more power with the states
The debates and compromises that went into creating the U.S. Constitution were done at a constitutional convention to which Rhode Island refused to send delegates.
The debates and compromises that went into creating the U.S. Constitution were done at a constitutional convention to which Rhode Island refused to send delegates.
The debates and compromises that went into creating the U.S. Constitution were done at a constitutional convention to which Rhode Island refused to send delegates.
The debates and compromises that went into creating the U.S. Constitution were done at a constitutional convention to which Rhode Island refused to send delegates.
The debates and compromises that went into creating the U.S. Constitution were done at a constitutional convention to which Rhode Island refused to send delegates.
The debates and compromises that went into creating the U.S. Constitution were done at a constitutional convention to which Rhode Island refused to send delegates.
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The written record of the debates that occurred at the Constitutional Convention were kept by James Madison. Madison served as the 4th U.S. President.
The 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin was literally and figuratively the elder statesman of the Constitutional Convention. He seldom engaged in debates, but rather acted as host, calmed passions, proposed compromises, and urged the delegates to "doubt a little of his own infallibility" and sign the final document.
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