What was the most important task facing the delegates to the consttutional convention?

Answer 1

The most important challenge that the Constitutional Convention faced was deciding how strong the Central/National government should be and how the states would be represented in the new government.

Answer 2

The Constitutional Convention was a meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia, called to address certain problems arising from the colonies' relationship to the British crown. The challenge was to create an entirely new government, which includes figuring out how it would be structured, and how the people would be represented.

Answer 3

The Constitutional Convention (also known as the Philadelphia Convention, the Federal Convention, or the Grand Convention at Philadelphia) took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. Although the Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. The delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention. The result of the Convention was the creation of the United States Constitution, placing the Convention among the most significant events in the history of the United States.

The most contentious disputes revolved around the composition and election of the Senate, how "proportional representation" was to be defined (whether to include slaves or other property), whether to divide the executive power between three persons or invest the power into a single president, how to elect the president, how long his term was to be and whether he could stand for reelection, what offenses should be impeachable, the nature of a fugitive slave clause, whether to allow the abolition of the slave trade, and whether judges should be chosen by the legislature or executive. Most of the time during the Convention was spent on deciding these issues, while the powers of legislature, executive, and judiciary were not heavily disputed. Once the Convention began, the delegates first agreed on the principles of the Convention, then they agreed on Madison's Virginia Plan and began to modify it. A Committee of Detail assembled during the July 4 recess and produced a rough draft. Most of this rough draft remained in place, and can be found in the final version of the constitution. After the final issues were resolved, the Committee on Style produced the final version, and it was voted on and sent to the states.

Answer 4

was how to achieve a balance between liberty and authority (checks and balances)

Answer 5

Slavery and Trade are two main topicsdiscussed at the Constitutional Convention, and also to make the Articles of Confederation stronger.

Answer 6

They wanted to ensure a strong, cohesive central government, yet they also wanted to ensure that no individual or small group in the government would become too powerful

Answer 7

To balance the needs of eastern and western states

Answer 8

what was the most important task facing the delegates to the constitutional convention