MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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they did not want people to panic
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they did not want the British to know
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they found a national treasure
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they did not want to share their ideas
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Detailed explanation-1: -To encourage delegates to make arguments without fear of recrimination and to discourage mob action in the city, those in attendance kept their deliberations secret during their lifetimes and did not inform the public of the resulting document until September 17, after most of the delegates had signed on to it.
Detailed explanation-2: -The rule of secrecy helped make the Constitutional Convention a civil and deliberative body, rather than a partisan one. It helped make compromise an attribute of statesmanship rather than a sign of weakness.
Detailed explanation-3: -Delegates from governing class of states; rules established; seven states for quorum, address remarks to chair, no reading or side conversations, no second presentations until all had chance to speak, no votes binding until final vote on entire document, rule of secrecy; Madison’s notes.
Detailed explanation-4: -A central issue at the Convention was whether the federal government or the states would have more power. Many delegates believed that the federal government should be able to overrule state laws, but others feared that a strong federal government would oppress their citizens.