Hvordan nåede lederne inden for den forfatningsmæssige konvention en aftale?
Constitutional Convention (United States)
Konventet blev enige om flere principper. Vigtigst af alt var de enige om, at konventet skulle gå ud over sit mandat til blot at ændre konføderationsartiklerne og i stedet udarbejde en helt ny forfatning. Selv om nogle delegerede mente, at dette var ulovligt, var konføderationsartiklerne tættere på en traktat mellem suveræne stater end på en national forfatning, så de reelle juridiske problemer var begrænsede. 64 Et andet princip, som de blev enige om, var, at den nye regering skulle have alle konføderationskongressens beføjelser plus yderligere beføjelser over for staterne. 64 Da konventet var blevet enige om disse principper, stemte det om Virginia-planen og signalerede sin godkendelse af den. Da dette var sket, begyndte de at ændre den.
Constitutional Convention (United States)
The Convention agreed on several principles. Most importantly, they agreed that the Convention should go beyond its mandate merely to amend the Articles of Confederation, and instead should produce a new constitution outright. While some delegates thought this illegal, the Articles of Confederation were closer to a treaty between sovereign states than they were to a national constitution, so the genuine legal problems were limited.:64 Another principle they agreed on was that the new government would have all the powers of the Confederation Congress, plus additional powers over the states.:64 Once agreeing on these principles, the Convention voted on the Virginia plan and signaled their approval for it. Once this was done, they began modifying it.
Constitutional Convention (United States)