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Living Constitution, The: Focus of Conversation and Debate, A
The Constitution was the focus of conversation and debate in late 1787 and 1788 in almost every church, meeting house, roadside inn, and town square. Some of the most remarkable political literature ever published grew out of this political debate, ...
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Vision for a Nation: States Consider Constitutional Ratification
On September 17, 1787 thirty-nine delegates sign their names to the Constitution of the United States. All but one of the states hold ratifying conventions in which more than 1200 people examine the details and the principles of the document. Federa...