🏛️Delegates at the Constitutional Convention gathered in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a new framework of government for the United States.
🤝Disagreements over the structure of the legislature were settled by the Great Compromise, which established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.
👥The Three-Fifths Compromise was reached to settle the issue of enslaved people's representation in the House of Representatives, considering them as three-fifths of a person for both representation and taxation purposes.
🎩Debates over the office of the president led to the decision of having a single president with constraints to prevent abuse of power, including a four-year term limit.
📜The compromises reached at the Constitutional Convention shaped the foundation of the United States and the structure of its government that is still in place today.