<h2>Compromise and the Constitutional Design of American Government</h2>
<p>Beginning in May 1787 and throughout the long, hot Philadelphia summer, the delegations from twelve states discussed, debated, and finally—after compromising many times—by September had worked out a new blueprint for the nation. The document they created, the U.S. Constitution, was an ingenious instrument that allayed fears of a too-powerful central government and solved the problems that had beleaguered the national government under the Articles of Confederation. For the most part, it also resolved the conflicts between small and large states, northern and southern states, and those who favored a strong federal government and those who argued for state sovereignty.</p>
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<p>The closest thing to minutes of the Constitutional Convention is the <a href="https://www.loc.gov/collections/james-madison-papers/about-this-collection/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">collection of James Madison’s letters and notes</a> about the proceedings in Philadelphia. Several such letters and notes may be found at the Library of Congress’s American Memory project.</p>
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Compromise And The Constitutional Design Of American Government

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Compromise And The Constitutional Design Of American Government

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