Archive for the ‘convention’ Category
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
What were the major issues and compromises at the Constitutional Convention? How do you think the framers felt about the outcome of these compromises?
Major issue: The Articles of Confederation are not working and must be fixed.
compromises:
1) Scrap the current constitution aka "articles of confederation"
2) Two houses of congress, one ...
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
How does the fight between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention still affect the modern United States?
watch fox news, anti-federalism at its worst.
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
I'm a politically active high school senior who will be able to vote for the first time in 2008, and I would love to follow that up by attending the convention afterwards. I tried to look up the rules for getting nominated/elected as a delegate, but they seem fairly ...
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Saturday, February 27th, 2010
One of the best rhetorical performances ever given, at a time when people didn't want to hear it.Duration : 0:7:48
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
What were the two main compromises of the Constitutional Convention and how did they affect the government?
Probably the Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) and the Three-Fifths Compromise.
The Great Compromise allowed both large and small states to agree to the Constitution without seriously diminishing their power in Congress. ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Alsways wanted to become a delegate at a convention, how do you go about getting involved. Do you have to be involved from the getgo, like a year ago or can you start something now?
The process depends on where you live and your political party. For some states, the ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
I am a delegate for the state convention here in Colorado. I want to go to the democratic national convention.
It varies from state to state.
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
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In February 2010, the group Tea Party Nation organized the first Tea Party Convention in Nashville, TN, a for-profit event. Some 600 people paid $550 to attend, and Sarah Palin was reportedly paid $115,000 to the be the keynote speaker. After ...
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