In the summer of 1787, delegates representing the thirteen colonies with the exception of Rhode Island, convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania forming the Constitutional Convention, for the purpose of instituting a stronger form of government for the newly acknowledged United States of America (Constitutional Convention). Under the original government, outlined in the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen colonies were separating and becoming independent states rather than unifying to become a strong and internationally respected nation. In an …showed first 75 words of 985 total…

…showed last 75 words of 985 total…America was the best compromise that the fifty-five delegates of the thirteen original colonies could come up with. The document that was created more than two hundred years ago still stands today as the fundamental law of one of the longest-lived democracies in the world. The U.S Constitution has been the model of balanced government followed by many other nations and is the defining characteristic of the democracy of the United States of America.