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The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 view detail comment email this

James Madison earned the sobriquet "Father of the Constitution" for his role in crafting the document adopted in 1787. This site from the Constitution Society provides an annotated version of Madison's journal, which is a more complete documenting of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia than the official record. The editor notes corrections or changes to the transcribed text.
http://www.constitution.org/dfc/dfc_0000.htm
Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History

Last updated Dec 1, 2003


Documents From the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 view detail comment email this

"The Continental Congress Broadside Collection (253 titles) and the Constitutional Convention Broadside Collection (21 titles) contain 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence." Includes a related essay and timelines. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/
Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Politics by Place

Last updated Oct 26, 2005





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