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There were more than 50 delegates to begin writing the constitution. But Rhode Island refused to send one of their delegates because they were afraid of loosing it's rights.
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Since 1787, over 9,000 amendments have been proposed, but only 27 have been approved.
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The larger states favored the Virginia Plan. According to the Virginia Plan, each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state's population.
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The smaller states favored the New Jersey Plan. According to the New Jersey Plan, the number of representatives would be the same for each state.
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The Virginia Plan was choosen instead of the New Jersey Plan.
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The Constitutional Convention met for 4 months. The 55 delegates were seldom all together at once because the weather was bad and travel was difficult. About 35 delegates were present during the process of writing the Constitution.
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The Constitution was signed by 39 of the 55 delegates on September 17, 1787.
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The Articles of Confederation were weak. They had no executive branch.So a convention was called in 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation.
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Twelve amendments, written by James Madison, were presented to the states for final approval. Only ten were approved. Those ten make up the Bill of Rights.
