Federal Convention

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:adjournment_date September 17, 1787
gptkbp:government_type gptkb:federal_government
republicanism
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation of the U. S. government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Convention
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
Enlightenment ideas
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:checks_and_balances
slavery
executive power
representation in Congress
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:major_compromise gptkb:Great_Compromise
gptkb:Three-Fifths_Compromise
gptkbp:notable_participants gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:number_of_delegates 55
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:president gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:purpose draft the United States Constitution
gptkbp:ratified_by 9 states
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Federalist_Papers
gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1787
gptkb:Virginia_Plan
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
gptkb:Connecticut_Compromise
gptkb:New_Jersey_Plan
Constitutional debates
Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist debates
State sovereignty debates
Anti-Federalist opposition
State ratifying conventions
Ratification Conventions
Bicameral legislature establishment
Checks and Balances establishment
Civil liberties establishment
Constitutional supremacy establishment
Executive branch establishment
Federalism establishment
Judicial Review establishment
Judicial branch establishment
Legislative branch establishment
Limited government establishment
National government establishment
Political factions emergence
Popular sovereignty establishment
Representation debates
Separation of Powers establishment
gptkbp:result Constitutional Convention Report
gptkbp:resulting_document gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:secret_proceedings gptkb:true
gptkbp:signed_by September 17, 1787
gptkbp:year 1787
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CDU
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5