During the American Founding, the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was prompted by various domestic and international concerns: internal challenges such as raising revenue had recently (and again) arisen; the ever-present threat of a renewal of hostilities with Great Britain or other European powers was just one international concern. These concerns were generally met through the Convention's writing of the United States Constitution, which brought into existence a much powerful federal government than that conceived by the Articles of Confederation.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman created the Great Compromise! :)
Constitutional law is mainly concerned with the structure of the primary organs of government. Constitutional law is also concerned with the fundamental principles according to which a state or organization is governed.
NGO -- Non-Governmental Organization - nonprofit organizations that look to resolve concerns that affect the world. An example - UNESCO is an NGO.IGO -- International Government Organization - nonprofit organizations that look to resolve concerns that affect the world. An example - The United Nations is an IGO. These organizations can include governments.
Rhode Island sent no delegates, for a couple of reasons:Rhode Island feared the increase in federal tariffs that a new Constitution would entail. As a maritime state, they would have been hit especially hard by a tariff. (In fact, a few years earlier, Rhode Island's lone veto of such a tariff by Congress had kept one from being implemented.)Rhode Island's government had just recently (1786) been taken over by the "Country Party". This "populist" group, devoted to the concerns of the state's debtors & farmers, had used the heavy printing of paper currency to help their constituency. (Hard currency & low inflation helps creditors; soft money and high inflation generally helps creditors.)Such struggles were, in fact, going on in several states (Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts was one example), and concern over them was a significant factor prompting leaders (many of them also investors) to push for a Constitutional Convention by which they might strengthen the central government, giving it powers to limit these excesses in the individual states (and the ability of local groups to agitate for them), including the ability to print their own money.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman created the Great Compromise! :)
Roger Sherman created the Great Compromise! :)
In 1787 Washington's concerns about the disintegration of the nation prompted him to serve as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He presided over the convention, and his support was key to ratification of the newly proposed Constitution.
roger sherman
There were two major concerns at the US Constitutional Convention. One was that delegates that were not Federalists demanded amendments to the Constitution to guarantee that the Federal government would not infringe upon the laws of the various states. Another important issue was how to deal with the slavery question. The best compromise that was accepted was that after 10 years, no more new slaves would be imported to the US.
There are some major concerns of the developing nation that are not addressed in the global agenda. For instance the distribution of wealth and resources is not addresses effectively.
...The powers of state governments.
Civil Rights and the War on Poverty.
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The notion that all measures regarding taxes should begin in the House of Representatives was made to placate the concerns of large, populous states. The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia.