You are going to be a delegate to the constitutional convention, write a speech presenting and supporting the ideas, philosophies, and principles you believe should or should not be included in the Constitution. Be sure to include Political, Geographic, Economic, and Social factors that influence your opinions and include at least three excerpts from primary sources that support your views.
With this project, you should be able to answer the following questions:
- The formation of governments comes from a compilation of ideas, principles, and philosophies of a society. Philosophical ideas about the nature of government have developed over time. What major political philosophies have developed throughout history?
- Which political philosophies and political philosophers had the greatest impact on the formation of government in the United States?