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In 1787 what building did the representatives of American states meet to write the US Constitution?
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∙ 15y ago
The constitution of the United states was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was signed in Virginia by 52 people.
The founding fathers signed the Constitution in Philadelphia.
It was signed in the White House
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 15y agoIn May of 1787, the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia. They met in the Pennsylvania State House, the same building where the Declaration of Independence had been signed eleven years earlier. The building is now known as Independence Hall.
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∙ 13y agoThe Constitution was written at a convention at Philadelphia but for the Constitution to be the plan of government (instead of the Articles of Confederation) 9 states had to approve it (there were only 13 back then)
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∙ 9y agoThe representatives who signed the US Constitution, met at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania State House in 1776. Today that building is known as Independence Hall.
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∙ 14y agoIndependence Hall, Philadelphia
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∙ 13y agoPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
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Representatives from the states met to write new constitution in?
Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.
What are facts about the American Government?
The American Constitution, the supreme law of the United States, was first drafted in 1787. Since then America has been governed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. Since then there have been 44 presidents, from George Washington to Barak Obama.
Is proportional representation used by the House of Representatives?
Yes. As per the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives uses proportional representation. This means states with larger populations have more representatives in Congress.
Who creates revenue bills?
The United States Constitution requires that federal revenue bills be created by the House of Representatives. This is laid out in Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution.
What groups are involved in proposing and ratifying amendments to the Constitution?
There are only two groups that can propose an amendment to the US Constitution. These groups include the state legislatures and congress.
When the representatives of the American states met in Philadelphia in 1787 what did they write?
The US Constitution.
Does the house or senate meet in the capitol building?
The United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate do meet in the capital building. The House of Representatives are on one side of the Capitol building and the Senate is on the other side of the building.
What is a census and why is it taken according to the constitution?
The decennial (every ten years) Census is mandated by the Constitution for the purpose of apportioning Representatives to the States. The greater the population of the state, the more Representatives it will have. States that have an increase in population will have additional Representatives; states that lose population will have fewer.
Does the Constitution dictate how states are to be divided for electing representatives?
yes
The right to apportion representatives among the states according to the population is the authorityof the?
The right to apportion representatives among the states according to the population is the authority of the US Constitution. The Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
What according to the constitution is a states representation in the US House of Representatives depends upon the states what?
Population.
Every state has how many represenatives?
Each state has a different number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. The number is based on the population of the state, with a minimum of one representative per state.
The framers of the Constitution designed the House of Representatives to represent the?
more populated states
Representatives from the states met to write new constitution in?
Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.
Why wasn't the Constitution sent to state legislation for approval?
Because the states sent representatives to vote on the Constitution, and therefor did not need to be viewed by the individual states.
In the American system of government who has the power?
The United States having as complex a government as it has, the people have the power through their representatives but no one holds more power than the Constitution.
What two large of people meet in the capitol building?
The United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives meet in the Capitol Building.
