Framers of the United States Constitution

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group of people political elite

The Framers of the United States Constitution were the late-18th-century American statesmen who designed and wrote the foundational charter of the U.S. federal government at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Founding Fathers of the United States	5
Framers of the United States Constitution canonical	4
American Founding Fathers	2
American founding fathers	1
Founding Fathers (in broader sense)	1
Founding generation of the United States	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of people ⓘ political elite ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Framers of the United States Constitution ⓘ surface form: Founding Fathers (in broader sense)
compromise	Commerce Compromise ⓘ Constitutional Convention ⓘ surface form: Connecticut Compromise Electoral College ⓘ surface form: Electoral College system Constitutional Convention ⓘ surface form: Three-Fifths Compromise
country	United States of America ⓘ
draftedDocument	United States Constitution ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the United States
goal	balance power between large and small states ⓘ create a stronger national government than under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ establish checks and balances ⓘ establish separation of powers ⓘ
intellectualInfluence	British constitutional tradition ⓘ Enlightenment political philosophy ⓘ classical republicanism ⓘ
legacy	established enduring framework of U.S. national government ⓘ influenced later constitutional design worldwide ⓘ
legalPredecessorDocument	Articles of Confederation ⓘ
location	Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
metBetween	May 1787 ⓘ September 1787 ⓘ
notableMember	Alexander Hamilton ⓘ Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Charles Pinckney ⓘ Edmund Randolph ⓘ Elbridge Gerry ⓘ George Mason ⓘ George Washington ⓘ Gouverneur Morris ⓘ James Madison ⓘ James Wilson ⓘ John Rutledge ⓘ Luther Martin ⓘ Oliver Ellsworth ⓘ Roger Sherman ⓘ William Paterson ⓘ
numberOfSigners	39 ⓘ
presidingOfficer	George Washington ⓘ
product	structure of the executive branch ⓘ structure of the judicial branch ⓘ structure of the legislative branch ⓘ system of federalism in the United States ⓘ
role	designed the framework of the U.S. federal government ⓘ drafted the United States Constitution ⓘ participated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
significantEvent	Constitutional Convention ⓘ surface form: Constitutional Convention of 1787
timePeriod	late 18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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Necessary and Proper Clause → draftedBy → Framers of the United States Constitution ⓘ

Framers of the United States Constitution → alsoKnownAs → Framers of the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Founding Fathers (in broader sense)

William Penn → influenced → Framers of the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: American founding fathers

City Tavern site → associatedWith → Framers of the United States Constitution ⓘ