Project Gutenberg 2012-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 660 United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) United States. Federal Convention (1787) United States. Philadelphia Convention (1787) United States. Grand Convention at Philadelphia (1787) Constitutional Convention (U.S.) (1787) Federal Convention (U.S.) (1787) Grand Convention at Philadelphia (1787) Madison, James 1751 1836 United States President (1809-1817) Hunt, Gaillard 1862 1924 The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States, May-September 1787. Volume 2 Produced by David Garcia, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which Framed the Constitution of the United States" as recorded by James Madison is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work captures the discussions and arguments that took place during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, detailing the thoughts of the framers as they grappled with how to establish a new government for the young nation. This primary source serves as an essential document for understanding the principles behind the U.S. Constitution and the varying perspectives of its authors. The opening of this journal presents the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention, focusing initially on discussions surrounding the structure and powers of the Executive branch. Notable figures such as Gouverneur Morris, James Madison, and Elbridge Gerry express contrasting views on key issues such as the eligibility and election of the Executive, concerns about legislative influence, and the necessity of impeachment for maintaining checks and balances. The debates highlight the complexity of crafting a cohesive government framework and showcase the framers' urgent desire to create a system that could balance power while preventing tyranny, reflecting the diverse interests of the states and their representatives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Constitutional law -- United States Constitutions -- United States United States. Constitution KF Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 1456653 2025-09-16T14:37:15.714290 text/html 1394562 2024-10-23T11:30:53 text/html 515790 2025-09-16T14:37:50.431105 application/epub+zip 537139 2025-09-16T14:37:26.542191 application/epub+zip 479369 2025-09-16T14:37:21.523208 application/epub+zip 1266306 2025-09-16T14:38:02.419015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1286714 2025-09-16T14:37:44.315122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1008212 2022-09-18T18:42:03.048117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 976432 2025-09-16T14:37:11.052256 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 976008 2024-11-27T20:04:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18628 2025-09-16T14:38:02.604038 application/rdf+xml 28268 2025-09-16T14:37:22.468227 image/jpeg 4922 2025-09-16T14:37:22.005209 image/jpeg 481001 2025-09-16T14:37:15.795288 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia