The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 1

Name: The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 1
Author: James Madison

by James Madison, United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by the Bookworm, , Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)

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2012-09-25

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Public domain in the USA.

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Constitutional law -- United States Constitutions -- United States United States. Constitution

About the authors

James Madison

1751–1836

A leading mind of the American founding, he helped shape the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights before serving as the nation’s fourth president. His life connects big political ideas with the fragile, often messy early years of the republic.

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United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)

A dramatic gathering in Philadelphia in 1787 turned a weak alliance of states into a new framework for national government. The debates were tense, practical, and full of compromise, shaping a Constitution that still defines the United States.

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