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Benjamin Franklin was one of many delegates whose job was to think of ideas that should be implemented into the Constitution. He had many ideas like a single chambered legislature and an executive board rather than a president, but both ideas were never used. He was great at dissolving disputes and organizing compromise. Benjamin Franklin was 81 by the time of the Convention and fell asleep a lot, but his guidance was present nevertheless. Though he was not nearly as active in creating this new form of government as someone like James Madison, all of the delegates respected him, so as the person above said, he was great at settling disputes. In addition, most of Europe, especially Great Britain and France, knew of and respected Benjamin Franklin, thus giving the Convention validity to the rest of the world.

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