The proposed bill often referenced for allowing states to hold a constitutional convention is known as the "Convention of States" initiative. This movement seeks to amend the U.S. Constitution by convening a convention under Article V, allowing states to propose amendments related to issues such as federal government limits, fiscal restraints, and term limits for Congress. Various states have introduced resolutions in support of this initiative, aiming to empower states to reclaim authority over federal powers. However, the practicality and implications of such a convention remain subjects of debate among lawmakers and legal experts.
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The Constitutional convention was called to create and write the law of the land (Constitution).
The Constitutional Convention was not referred to by that name because the convention was held to amend the Articles of Confederation, not to create a new framework for the US government. At the time, it was referred to alternately as the Convention at Philadelphia, or the Philadelphia Convention. It acquired the "Constitutional" label later because that it was a more appropriate name for the historic event.
a strong government.
THE Constitutional Convention in 1787 was to replace the Articles of Confederation with a stronger governing document.
The proposed constitutional amendment did not pass.Voters rejected the proposed constitutional amendment.Unwilling to create more debt, the proposed constitutional amendment was bound to fail.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was originally intended for the states to revise the Articles of Confederation. However, when all the representatives assembled in Philadelphia, the convention quickly became a meeting on how to create a new government instead of fixing the current one. The Convention led to the writing of the US Constitution and thus, all three branches of the American government: Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
The delegates of the Constitutional Convention were supposed to revise the Articles of Confederation, not create an entirely new government. This four month convention in Philadelphia lasted from May 25 to September 17, 1787.