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The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 was an assembly of members of the social hierarchy looking to replace the laissez-faire government that was employed under the Articles of Confederation, and implement a strong federal government that would protect their own interests and increase their own wealth. Not only were there no commoners present at the convention, but also the convention was made secret so that commoners were not even able to know what was taking place at the convention, therefore restricting the voice of the convention to only the wealthy and keeping the opinion of the people suppressed. By only having, as Alexander Hamilton put it, “an aristocracy of talent” present at the convention, the delegates were able to establish a government which would work towards and protect their own advantages, and institute any and all laws that they felt would benefit themselves financially, economically, and even socially.
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Approximate Pages = 2.3
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