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  2. File:Belém do Pará Convention English.pdf - Wikipedia

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    Original file (1,275 × 1,650 pixels, file size: 223 KB, MIME type: application/pdf, 6 pages) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.

  3. Constitutional Convention (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia from May 25 to September 17, 1787. [1] Although the convention was intended to revise the league of states and first system of government under the Articles of Confederation, [2] the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison of Virginia and Alexander Hamilton of New York, was to create a new ...

  4. Convention (political norm) - Wikipedia

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    A convention, also known as a constitutional convention, is an uncodified tradition that is followed by the institutions of a state. In some states, notably those Commonwealth states that follow the Westminster system and whose political systems derive from British constitutional law, most government functions are guided by constitutional convention rather than by a formal written constitution.

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    The convention will be more about drumming up enthusiasm and unity than the procedure of nailing down a candidate. You can watch a livestream of the Democratic National Convention, which runs ...

  6. History of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The convention was scheduled to open May 14, but only Pennsylvania and Virginia delegations were present. The convention was postponed until a quorum of seven states gathered on Friday the 25th. [e] George Washington was elected the Convention president, and Chancellor (judge) George Wythe (Va) was chosen Chair of the Rules Committee. The rules ...

  7. Letters to the editor: State senator attended Convention of ...

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    State senator representing part of Washington County writes about a mock meeting of delegates from each state to discuss constitutional amendments.

  8. Second Constitutional Convention of the United States

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    A Convention of States is one of two methods authorized by Article Five of the United States Constitution whereby amendments to the United States Constitution may be proposed: two thirds of the State legislatures (that is, 34 of the 50) may call a convention to propose amendments, which become law only after ratification by three-fourths (38) of the states.

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