Who was involved writing the Constitution?

Answer 1

There were 55 delegates from 12 states (the 13 colonies except for Rhode Island) at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, of whom 39 signed the final document. The link below has a list of all attendees and signers.

Gouverneur Morris probably had the most influence on the actual document text, as he headed the Committee of Style and Arrangement. Alexander Hamilton, William Samuel Johnson, Rufus King, and James Madison were also on that committee and had significant input.

Answer 2

On July 26, 1787, after two months of fierce debate over the structure and powers of a new federal government, the Constitutional Convention was ready to commit its resolutions to writing. Appointing a "committee of detail" to draft a written constitution, the Convention adjourned until August 6.

To prepare themselves, the committee first studied the Convention's resolutions, state constitutions, the Articles of Confederation, and other applicable reports and documents. Then, Edmund Randolph of Virginia wrote out a rough draft of a constitution, which the committee then discussed. James Wilson revised Randolph's draft, the committee reviewed it, and a clean copy was sent to prominent Philadelphia printers John Dunlap and David Claypoole. The Convention told them to print just enough copies for use by the delegates; the draft was to be kept secret to avoid controversy.


The Constitutional Convention Completes a New Constitution
After five weeks of debate over the committee of detail's draft Constitution, the Constitutional Convention appointed a committee of style to prepare a final version; Gouverneur Morris, later known as the "penman of the Constitution," did most of the work. On September 17, 1787, after several days of further revision, the Constitutional Convention voted in favor of the Constitution. The states were left to accept or reject this new plan of government. Delegate James Madison, one of the Constitution's most fervent advocates, felt that the success or failure of the American Constitution "would decide forever the fate of republican government."

The Continental Congress Institutes a New Government
As the states considered the proposed Constitution, Congress assembled, but with a new government in the making, the old government had little to do. As one delegate wrote: "To your demand to know what we are doing in Congress? I answer -- Nothing. To your enquiry what we have done? I answer -- almost nothing... The States have been in such a flutter about the New, that they have hardly paid attention to the old Government." On July 2, 1788, Congress received the momentous news that New Hampshire had just become the ninth state to ratify the new Constitution, making it the law of the land.

Congress responded by appointing a committee to schedule the first federal elections and fix the date when the new government would begin operation in New York City. This was the last major act of the Continental Congress.

Answer 3

In terms of deciding what was written, it was all of the delegates of the constitutional convention, in 1787, but most of the framework of the constituition was created by James Madison in his Virginia Plan, even though most of this did not become part of the constitution, it determined alot of it's basic framework, therefore he is known as "the father of the constitution."


Richard W, dude look it up you are completly wrong. Thomas Jefferson was in France during the convention, Washington was involved, Franklin was there but too old, Thomas Paine wasn't anywhere around, and John Hancock wasnt there.

Answer 4

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock,Thomas Payne, George Washington.

Answer 5

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