National Constitutional Convention
GPTKB entity
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:event
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| gptkbp:end_date |
September 17, 1787
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| gptkbp:final_document_signed |
gptkb:Constitution
|
| gptkbp:held_in |
gptkb:Independence_Hall
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
foundation of the United States government
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
National Constitutional Convention
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
Enlightenment ideas |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights separation of powers |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:major_issues |
gptkb:federal_government
slavery executive power representation in Congress |
| gptkbp:majority_vote_required |
simple majority
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| gptkbp:notable_participants |
gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton gptkb:George_Washington gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Roger_Sherman |
| gptkbp:number_of_delegates |
55
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| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:federal_government limited government civil rights protections amendment process popular sovereignty implied powers protection of minority rights ratification process establishment of a postal system establishment of a national government system of checks and balances establishment of a bicameral legislature enumerated powers framework for future amendments establishment of a standing army establishment of a national currency supremacy clause checks on majority rule establishment of a system of taxation establishment of a system of checks on judicial power creation of the executive branch creation of the judicial branch establishment of a system of federal courts establishment of a system of interstate commerce framework for state governments provision for a militia provision for a national defense establishment of a system of checks on executive power establishment of a system of checks on legislative power |
| gptkbp:president |
gptkb:George_Washington
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| gptkbp:purpose |
drafting the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:ratified_by |
9 out of 13 states
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:Federalist_Papers
gptkb:Anti-Federalist_Papers |
| gptkbp:significant_document |
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
|
| gptkbp:start_date |
May 25, 1787
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| gptkbp:year |
1787
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:New_York_State_Constitutional_Convention
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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