Constitutional Convention

noun

1. the convention in Philadelphia (1787) of representatives from each of the former Colonies, except Rhode Island, at which the Constitution of the United States was framed.

Constitutional Convention

1. The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787; all states were invited to send delegates. The convention, meeting in Philadelphia, designed a government with separate legislative, executive, and judicial branches. It established Congress as a lawmaking body with two houses: each state is given two representatives in the Senate, whereas representation in the House of Representatives is based on population.

Example Sentences

This truth is what underpinned the Constitutional Convention’s Three-Fifths Compromise, which provided enslaving states additional representation in Congress.

From Salon

Benjamin Franklin urged the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, albeit unsuccessfully, to declare that “the state has the right to discourage large concentrations of property as a danger to the happiness of mankind.”

From Los Angeles Times

They argued that change revises the California Constitution and, therefore, can only be placed on the ballot if ratified during a Constitutional Convention or by winning a two-thirds vote in the Legislature.

From Los Angeles Times

So, what was Franklin actually talking about at the Constitutional Convention?

From Salon

America’s largest city, Philadelphia had gained greater prestige with the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

From Literature