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Why do many of the delegates of the constitutional convention have opposed a one person executive?
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∙ 9y ago
To understand this, you must first think about the American Revolution. Americans had just fought a war for their Independence from a monarchy. The Founding Fathers would be hesitant to institute a one-person executive because it would look dangerously similar to another king. They would take every precaution to avoid anything that resembled a monarchy.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey didn't want any one person being at the top because it reminded them of the King (tyranny).
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In 1787 many of the delegates to the constitutional convention opposed ratification of the US Constitution because of it's failure to?
did not include bill of rights
Which state was not at the constitution conventions?
what state was not represented when the constitution was signed ?Rhode Island did not want a strong central government at the time, so they refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
How many states were there at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
12 states went to the Constitutional Convention (also known as the Federal Convention, the Philadelphia Convention, the First Constitutional Convention, and the Constitutional Convention of 1787). Rhode Island didn't send delegates because it opposed any revision of the Articles of Confederation and it did not believe the national government had the right to interfere in the affairs of a state.All the states expect Rhode Island were represented at the constitutional convention. Because it had been self governed for over 140 years. And the state was reluctant to give up power to a central government.
Although elected as a delagate opposed the Constitutional Convention and did not attend?
Patrick Henry
Who opposed the constitutional convention and did not attend although he was elected as a delegate?
Patrick Henry
Who was called Old Grumbletonian at the Constitutional Convention because he opposed everything he did not propose?
Elbridge Gerry
Who chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island, because they opposed a stronger central government and chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention. Also Patrick Henry.
Why didn't Richard Henry Lee attend the Constitutional Convention?
Richard Henry Lee's absence from the Constitutional Convention was an act of protest. He was strongly opposed to the US Constitution, believing that the federal government it created was too powerful.
What plank divide democratic delegates during the 1968 national convention?
It was called the peace plank. The peace plank sought to bring the war in Vietnam to a negotiated end. It was supported by delegates pledged to Eugene McCarthy and delegates who had been pledged to Robert F. Kennedy who w killed less than three months prior to the convention. It was opposed by the delegates of Hubert H. Humphrey, who became the nominee.
Why were some delegates opposed to having a president to lead the executive branch?
they gave him to much power they thought that he would a king
Which state walked out of the Constitutional Convention?
Only the state of Rhode Island (State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations) refused to send a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention (later called the Constitutional Convention) because they believed the Convention was really a conspiracy to overthrow the established government. Patrick Henry would have been a delegate from Rhode Island, if they'd chosen to participate. Of the 74 delegates invited, 55 actually attended. A few of the nation's most prominent leaders, such as Thomas Jefferson and John Jay, were absent because they were on diplomatic missions in Europe.
Why did George mason sighn or not sighn the constitution?
George Mason did not sign the Constitution because he opposed the document. He believed it gave too much power to the federal government at the expense of the states and lacked adequate protections for individual liberties. He was one of only three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
