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Why didn't George Washington want to attend the Constitutional Convention?
Because it might be considered that he had a political motive.
Who is the oldest member of Constitutional Convention?
James Madison Jr., who passed away in 1836. During the Constitutional Convention Madison, a Virginia representative, took daily notes of the event that were released upon his death. Madison's political career includes Secretary of State (1801-1809) and President of the United States (1809-1817) Extensive information on the delegates of the Convention can be found at: http://teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates/age.html
What is a political convention?
A political convention consists of a meeting formed by a party. The goal of the convention is to pick candidates who will run for the party.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention to cause Political Parties?
== Political parties didn't really come until after the Constitutional Convention. At the CC, everyone was in pretty much agreement that the Constitution had to be fixed, and fast. Of course, there were some differences, but the first political parties didn't evolve until Washington's presidency. In his presidency, two of his cabinet members, Alexander Hamilton (Treasury) and Thomas Jefferson (State), did not agree on anything at all and hated each other, and the first political parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, were formed.
The national convention is considered to be the voice of a political party because?
the national convention is considered to be the "voice" of all political party
