Committee on Style
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The Committee on Style was the group at the U.S. Constitutional Convention responsible for refining and drafting the final wording of the United States Constitution.
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| instanceOf |
committee
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organ of the Constitutional Convention → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Committee of Style and Arrangement
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
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| chairperson |
William Samuel Johnson
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| convenedIn |
1787
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| country |
United States of America
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| dissolvedAfter |
completion of the Constitution’s final draft
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| documentedIn |
records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| field |
constitutional law
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legal drafting → political history → |
| formedDuring |
United States Constitutional Convention
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| formedIn |
September 1787
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| hasNumberOfMembers |
5
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| hasRole |
drafting final text of the United States Constitution
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editing constitutional draft → refining wording of the United States Constitution → |
| hasTask |
organizing constitutional provisions into a coherent structure
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preparing the preamble of the United States Constitution → resolving inconsistencies in earlier drafts → standardizing language and style of constitutional clauses → |
| historicalEra |
Founding era of the United States
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| influenced |
final structure of the United States Constitution
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phrasing of the Constitution’s preamble → |
| influencedBy |
debates and resolutions of the Constitutional Convention
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| language |
English
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| location |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| meetingPlace |
Pennsylvania State House
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| member |
Alexander Hamilton
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Gouverneur Morris → James Madison → Rufus King → William Samuel Johnson → |
| notableWork |
final draft of the United States Constitution
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| operatedUnderAuthorityOf |
delegates of the Constitutional Convention
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| partOf |
Constitutional Convention
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Philadelphia Convention → |
| precededBy |
Committee of Detail
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| principalDraftsman |
Gouverneur Morris
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| significance |
produced the authoritative text submitted for signing by the Convention delegates
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| significantEvent |
drafting the final wording of the U.S. Constitution
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| usesDocument |
drafts from the Committee of Detail
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Committee on Style
("Committee of Style and Arrangement")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Committee of Five
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followedBy |