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Course: Constitution 101 Sandbox > Unit 1
Lesson 2: The Road to the Convention, "The Quartet," and the Push for Reform- Who were the key founders who pushed for a new constitution?
- Info Brief: The Reasons for Reform
- Primary Source: Articles of Confederation
- What was George Washington’s vision for America?
- How did James Madison argue that the U.S. Constitution would keep America peaceful and safe?
- How did James Madison prepare for the Constitutional Convention?
- Primary Source: James Madison, Vices of the Political System of the United States
- Understand: The Road to the Convention, "The Quartet," and the Push for Reform
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How did James Madison argue that the U.S. Constitution would keep America peaceful and safe?
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