Constitutional Convention of 1789

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Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:date 1789
gptkbp:duration May to September 1787
gptkbp:followed_by Ratification debates
gptkbp:historical_context post-Revolutionary War America
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:checks_and_balances
separation of powers
judicial power
executive power
gptkbp:historical_impact foundation of modern democracy
debate over federal vs. state power
inspiration for future constitutional conventions
influence on other constitutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Constitutional Convention of 1789
gptkbp:influenced_by Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:is_a_document_that gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:key_issues gptkb:government_agency
slavery
representation in Congress
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:negotiated_by gptkb:Great_Compromise
gptkb:Three-Fifths_Compromise
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Madison
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gptkbp:notable_winners ratification process
establishment of a bicameral legislature
creation of the Electoral College
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:purpose drafting the United States Constitution
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Federalist_Papers
gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
Anti-Federalist opposition
Constitutional ratification conventions
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:significance establishment of federal government
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1787_United_States_Constitutional_Convention
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5