They wanted to keep the topics a secret so that the people of the nation didn't get curious and listen. They did not want the people to hear because they might not like the solution to a problem and could rebel.
The reason why the framers kept the proceedings of the Philadelphia convention a secret is because they feared that if people knew about their arguments they would not except the new constitution. Also if people new about their discussions they would not feel as free to discuss their ideas.
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was kept secret from the public to prevent interference. Details were finally released to the public in 1840.
they didn't want anyone to know about the convention
Records were kept at the convention by James Madison.
Records were kept at the convention by James Madison.
Citizens didn't ratify it nor have a say in what was in it. The constitutional convention kept it secret the entire time and it was the delegates who ratified it.
President Wilson had a stroke. It was kept a secret.
They aren’t kept secret.
NO powers are delegated to provincial government/state not federal government.
delegated power is when federal gov't can declare war reserved powers are only power kept to the states
Actually there was a record kept of the convention and it was done by James Madison. He wrote down everything that happened within the convention and because of him we know what happened and why.
No, i doubt it. In fact I don't think that the constitution could be agreed to. Congress can't seem to agree on anything today.