Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787

Bowen, Catherine Drinker

doi:10.2307/1849172

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“…Most of the literature on the Constitutional Convention describes the Great Compromise as an act in a broader play. Such accounts range from delegates attempting to create a well-functioning government (Beeman, 2009;Bowen, 1986;Rossiter, 1966;Stewart, 2008) to delegates advancing the interests of their state or faction (Klarman, 2016;Robertson, 2013). When such authors describe the effects of the Great Compromise, they occasionally make strong claims.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Empirical studies of the convention typically focus on more narrow themes, such as testing different versions of the Beard thesis (Heckelman & Dougherty, 2007, 2010McGuire, 2003;McGuire & Ohsfeldt, 1984, 1986, evaluating coalition formation (Jillson, 1981(Jillson, , 2008Londregan, 1999;Pope & Treier, 2019), and creating spatial maps of delegate preferences based on the statements they made in debate (Dougherty, 2020;Heckelman & Dougherty, 2013;Pope & Treier, 2015, 2019.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Supplemental material for this article is available online. 1787, Hutchinson & Rachel, 1962-1989and Madison to Edmund Randolph, April 8, 1787, Ibid., v. 9, pp. 368-371.…”

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The Effects of the Great Compromise on the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Dougherty,

Hitefield

2023

American Politics Research

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The success of any constitutional convention can depend on its provisions for power sharing. We test three claims about the effects of the Great Compromise, a power sharing agreement, on the Constitutional Convention of 1787. First, we find that the convention was not more likely to pass proposals to strengthen the national government after the compromise than before, contrary to claims made by historians. Two small states increased their support, but other states did not. Second, Southern states (and large states) were more likely to support weakening the national government after the compromise. Third, large states were more likely to support proposals to strengthen the power of the House relative to the Senate after the compromise, and small states were more likely to resist. However, the opposite was not true for strengthening the Senate. Our results suggest a new narrative about the effects of Great Compromise on the Constitutional Convention.

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The Effects of the Great Compromise on the Constitutional Convention of 1787

Dougherty,

Hitefield

2023

American Politics Research

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“…Ker je Ustava najvišji pravni vir prava ZDA, brez izjeme velja, da morajo biti vsi zakoni, sprejeti na katerem koli zakonodajnem nivoju, v skladu z Ustavo. Sestavljena je iz Preambule k Ustavi, sedmih členov, sedemindvajsetih ustavnih amandmajev in paragrafa, ki potrjuje njen sprejem s strani Ustavodajne skupščine leta 1787 (Bowen, 2010). Preambula k Ustavi ZDA (angl.…”

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