Hur lyckades ledarna inom constitutional convention nå en överenskommelse?
Constitutional Convention (United States)
I konventionen enades man om flera principer. Viktigast av allt var att de kom överens om att konventet skulle gå utöver sitt mandat att endast ändra konfederationsartiklarna och i stället utarbeta en helt ny konstitution. Även om vissa delegater ansåg att detta var olagligt, var konfederationsartiklarna närmare ett fördrag mellan suveräna stater än en nationell konstitution, så de verkliga juridiska problemen var begränsade. 64 En annan princip som de enades om var att den nya regeringen skulle ha alla befogenheter som konfederationskongressen hade, plus ytterligare befogenheter gentemot staterna. 64 När de väl hade enats om dessa principer röstade konventet om Virginiaplanen och signalerade att de godkände den. När detta var gjort började de modifiera 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)