A constitution is the legal structure of our political system, establishing governmental bodies, determining how their members are selected, and prescribing the rules by which they make their decisions. The nation's founders, fifty-five men, met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to write a new constitution and to form a new government. George Washington was elected chairman of the convention. The founders were all very well educated. Over half the delegates had collage degrees, which …showed first 75 words of 762 total…

…showed last 75 words of 762 total…strength in the rulings of slavery. Another reason why people feared the Constitution was its overall power. The people had never seen such power and regulation set up in just one idea. They looked out for themselves and their families, at the expense of the government. They were not willing to pay for what they felt was not necessary. This forced the government to give in to some of the demands issued by the people.