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What did congress authorize the founders to do at the constitutional convention?
Originally they were authorized to revise the Articles of Confederation, but that was not working. They decided that they needed to start over and write a constitution to the country.
In what ways was the Constitutional Congress lacking in authority?
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were not authorized to write a new Constitution. They were only supposed to propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation. In that sense they had no authority at all to write a whole new constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation.
The purpose of the Constitutional convention according to the continental Congress was to?
Revise the Articles of Confederation
What was the reason the contitutional convention called?
To revise the Articles of Confederation. Congress realized that the Articles were to terrible to be revised, so they started from scratch, and thus comes the Constitution.
What is the name given to the meeting called to discuss making changes to the articles of confederation?
Continental Congress ordered the meeting of the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. the Philadelphia Convention produced the constitution.
What did congress authorize the founders to do at the constitutional convention?
Originally they were authorized to revise the Articles of Confederation, but that was not working. They decided that they needed to start over and write a constitution to the country.
In what ways was the Constitutional Congress lacking in authority?
The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were not authorized to write a new Constitution. They were only supposed to propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation. In that sense they had no authority at all to write a whole new constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation.
The purpose of the Constitutional convention according to the continental Congress was to?
Revise the Articles of Confederation
What meeting was called for a revision od the articles of the confederation?
The Constitutional Convention
What was the proposed meeting of the delegates during the constitutional convention?
To modify the articles of confederation(see "Philadelphia Convention" Wikipedia) To modify the articles of confederation(see "Philadelphia Convention" Wikipedia)
If the Congress of Confederation had been located in Philadelphia would the Constitutional Convention have had more or less chance of succeeding?
Well, the Congress of the Confederation was a legislative branch under the Articles of Confederation. So the Constitutional Convention would've still come turned out the way it regularly turned out to be. The states would still have the same powers because the government was under the Articles of Confederation was a weak government anyways.
Why did congress call the constitutional convention?
The Congress called for the Constitutional Convention to address problems in governing the US.
What was the reason the contitutional convention called?
To revise the Articles of Confederation. Congress realized that the Articles were to terrible to be revised, so they started from scratch, and thus comes the Constitution.
When was the constitution adopted by the continental congress?
This answer needs some explanation. The US Constitution was not "adopted" by the "continental congress." By that time there no longer was a "continental congress" in the same form as the one that had adopted the Declaration Of Independence. There was a "Congress" under the Articles of Confederation and it authorized the formation of a "Constitutional Convention" to revise the Articles of Confederation on February 21, 1787. On September 17, 1787, the Constitutional Convention adopted the final form of the US Constitution, presented it to Congress and recommended its ratification by the states. on September 28, 1787, Congress directed that the proposed Constitution be sent to the legislatures of each state so that they could form their own Constitutional Conventions for the purposes of ratifying the Constitution.
What caused inflation under the articles of confederation?
Many things but ultimately Shay's Rebellion pushed Congress into having the Constitutional Convention.
What is the name given to the meeting called to discuss making changes to the articles of confederation?
Continental Congress ordered the meeting of the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. the Philadelphia Convention produced the constitution.
What was Not created at the Constitutional Convention?
congress
