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Constitutional convention — may refer to: Constitutional convention (political custom), an informal and unmodified procedural agreement. Constitutional convention (political meeting), a meeting of delegates to adopt a new constitution or revise an existing constitution.… … Wikipedia
Constitutional Convention — Constitutional Convention, the the meeting of representatives in 1787 in Philadelphia that led to the writing of the Constitution of the United States … Dictionary of contemporary English
Constitutional Convention — noun the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 • Hypernyms: ↑convention • Member Meronyms: ↑Founding Father * * * the convention in Philadelphia (1787) of representatives from each of the former… … Useful english dictionary
Constitutional Convention — Unterzeichnung der Verfassung der Vereinigten Staaten Die Philadelphia Convention (auch: Constitutional Convention) (25. Mai bis 17. September 1787) war eine Delegiertenversammlung in den Vereinigten Staaten, die zusammengerufen wurde, um die … Deutsch Wikipedia
constitutional convention — A duly constituted assembly of delegates or representatives of the people of a state or nation for the purpose of framing, revising, or amending its constitution. Art. V of U.S. Const, provides that a Constitutional Convention may be called on… … Black's law dictionary
constitutional convention — A duly constituted assembly of delegates or representatives of the people of a state or nation for the purpose of framing, revising, or amending its constitution. Art. V of U.S. Const, provides that a Constitutional Convention may be called on… … Black's law dictionary
Constitutional Convention (Philippines) — Constitutional convention or “con con” is one of the three modes in which the Constitution of the Philippines could be amended or revised. The other two modes are via a People s Initiative or PI and Constituent Assembly or Con Ass .[1] Contents 1 … Wikipedia
Constitutional convention (political custom) — Not to be confused with Constitutional convention (political meeting). A constitutional convention is an informal and uncodified procedural agreement that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some states, notably those Commonwealth of… … Wikipedia
Constitutional convention (political meeting) — This article is about the political meeting. For customs relating to a Constitution, see Constitutional convention (political custom). A constitutional convention is now a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an… … Wikipedia
Constitutional Convention (California) — {{Orphan Handwritten parchment copy of the 1849 constitution. The California Constitutional Conventions were two constitutional conventions that took place in September and October in 1849, and separately from March 1878 to March 1879, to create… … Wikipedia
Constitutional Convention (United States) — Federal Convention redirects here. For other uses, see Federal Convention (disambiguation). Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy. The Constitutional Convention … Wikipedia
