Two Perspectives on the Constitutional Convention
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Despite creating a then radical new form of government, the Constitutional Convention that resulted in the U.S. Constitution is characterized more as elitist than as pluralist in nature. One of the most significant reasons for this is that the members to the convention were all European, wealthy members of the upper-class that sought a strong central government to solidify their own power. While the Convention was allegedly held to modify the Articles of Confederation, which had been guiding government, individuals like Alexander Hamilton and James Madison fought for a totally new form of government. Janda, Berry, and Goldman (2006) describe the different plans for the new government offered by Virginia and New J
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