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What domestic and international concerns prompted the Constitutional Convention of 1787 how were these addressed by the debates of the framers?
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.
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Who am I I created a compromise at the Constitutional Convention that addressed the concerns of both small and large states about representation.?
Roger Sherman
Who created a compromise at the Constitutional Convention that addressed the concerns of both small and large states about representation?
Roger Sherman created the Great Compromise! :)
What are the two main concerns of constitutional law?
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.
What is the difference between an NGO and an IGO?
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.
Which state chose not to have representation at the Constitutional Convention?
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.
