Major Themes at the Constitutional Convention by Gordon Lloyd

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Major Themes at the Constitutional Convention
by Gordon Lloyd

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       Day by Day Summary | Major Themes | Madison's Notes | Selected Correspondence

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1. The Rule of Secrecy

2. The Central Features of the Virginia Plan

3. Why was the New Jersey Plan Introduced?

4. What's the Point to The Hamilton Plan?

5. The Connecticut Compromise

6. The Necessary and Proper Clause

7. The Slave Trade

8. Establishing the Electoral College and the Presidency

9. Judicial Review and Judicial Powers

10. Why Three Delegates Didn't Sign

11. George Washington and the Virginia Delegation

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