2006-10-20 07:34:01 · 6 answers · asked by cjsipe24 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
There was a problem with all the states agreeing on certain rights, and powers of the constitution. There were a series of essays about the ratification called the Federalist Papers. If you read some of them you will get a better understanding of the problems of the day.
2006-10-20 08:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by Jay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everything in the document was universally agreeable to each of the colonies/states. There was serious consideration that the states form a loose confederation of independant, autonomous nations.
The language of the Constitution was a carefully written compomise, recognizing that each state had certain rights guaranteed. The document was still "iffy" to some states, even 50 years later. State's rights issues were the original causes of the Civil War.
But during the drafting and the ratification of the Constitution, human travel was limited to the speed of a man on horseback, at best. Trips between Philadelphia and the other state's legislatures took time. The discussions at either end of those trips took even longer.
2006-10-20 08:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The rules set up for ratification where very strict requiring supermajorities in the congress and in the individual state legislatures.
2006-10-20 07:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one, they had to get everyone together which took several weeks because they had to travel by horseback or buggy.
And they had to perfect it and make sure that everything that needed to be included was.
2006-10-20 07:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jason W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they didnt send out a mass email to all the people that needed to read it and perfect it.
2006-10-20 08:04:51 · answer #5 · answered by sportyscott_28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they had to get it perfected
2006-10-20 07:39:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋