Definitions for constitutional convention
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1. Constitutional Conventionnoun

   the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787

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1. constitutional convention

   A constitutional convention is a gathering or assembly of representatives or delegates for the purpose of drafting, revising or amending a constitution, which is the fundamental law that governs a nation or state. Such a convention is usually called when changes to the current constitution are considered necessary or when creating a new constitution for an independent or autonomous entity. The rules, procedures, and outcomes of a constitutional convention commonly require approval from a designated authorities or a public referendum.

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1. Constitutional convention

   A constitutional congress is now a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution in a constitutional convention or revising an existing constitution. A general constitutional convention is called to create the first constitution of a political unit or to entirely replace an existing constitution. An unlimited constitutional convention is called to revise an existing constitution to the extent that it deems to be proper, whereas a limited constitutional convention is restricted to revising only the areas of the current constitution named in the convention's call, the legal mandate establishing the convention.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of constitutional convention in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of constitutional convention in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of constitutional convention in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence 241 years ago, America always affirmed that liberty comes from our creator. Our rights are given to us by God, and no earthly force can ever take those rights away. That is why my administration is transferring power out of Washington and returning that power back where it belongs to the people, our religious liberty is enshrined in the very first amendment in the Bill of Rights. The American founders invoked our creator four times in the Declaration of Independence, said Trump. Benjamin Franklin reminded his colleagues at the Constitutional Convention to begin by bowing their heads in prayer. Inscribed on our currency are the words: ‘In God We Trust.’.

2. Robert Schapiro:

   There have been efforts before to have states call for a constitutional convention. And with regard to certain issues, states have come fairly close, but, given the divided times which we face, and given the broad brush of these amendments, I think it’s unlikely to garner the kind of support that would be necessary actually to reach that two-thirds benchmark.

3. Julianne Murray:

   He started on the Constitutional Convention of 1897 and worked his way through.

4. Jessica Levinson:

   Trump thinks ‘our country is going to hell.’ Well, there is likely little more than a chance in hell that we are going to amend the Constitution, amending the Constitution is one of the most serious things that lawmakers can do. Therefore the path to doing it is rightfully arduous. I would put the chances … as beyond a longshot. To be sure, changing the Constitution, the supreme law of the land, would require a two-thirds vote in Congress, then ratification from three-fourths of state legislatures. It could also be changed through a constitutional convention in which at least 34 states convene to vote on an amendment, which would then need ratification from a minimum 38 states. Trump since announcing his candidacy in mid-June has made illegal immigrants from Mexico a top concern and has suggested several solutions -- including a wall along the southern border and the change to birthright citizenship.

5. Fisher Ames:

   ...[O]ur sages in the great [constitutional] convention... intended our government should be a republic which differs more widely from a democracy than a democracy from a despotism. The rigours of a despotism often... oppress only a few, but it is the very essence and nature of a democracy, for a faction claiming to oppress a minority, and that minority the chief owners of the property and truest lovers of their country.

References

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