History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 25




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Summary: Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: * The  final debates at the Constitutional Convention center on signing questions. * Elbridge Gerry, George Mason and Edmund Randolph all voice displeasure with the document and refuse to sign. * A committee on style is formed to write the Constitution. * A Bill of Rights is proposed and debated, but soundly defeated, only for the issue to be resurrected again during the ratification debates. * Washington supports a measure to increase representation in the House to win over dissenters, but the dissenters refuse to sign. * The Constitution is signed and the debate for its ratification begins.