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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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of people → political elite →
alsoKnownAs	Founding Fathers (in broader sense) →
compromise	Commerce Compromise → Connecticut Compromise → Electoral College system → Three-Fifths Compromise →
country	United States of America →
draftedDocument	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, 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 of 1787 →
timePeriod	late 18th century →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
American nationalism ("Founding Fathers of the United States") → City Tavern site ("Founding Fathers of the United States") → Independence Square ("Founding Fathers of the United States") →	associatedWith
Emoluments Clause → Necessary and Proper Clause →	draftedBy
Cesare Beccaria ("American Founding Fathers") → William Penn ("American founding fathers") →	influenced
John Hanson ("Founding generation of the United States") → Samuel Huntington ("Founding Fathers of the United States") →	partOf
Framers of the United States Constitution ("Founding Fathers (in broader sense)") →	alsoKnownAs
Article V →	author
Cato the Younger ("American Founding Fathers") →	inspired
Guarantee Clause →	languageAuthor
Signers' Garden ("Founding Fathers of the United States") →	theme