Delegates to the Constitutional Convention averaged 42 years in age. About half of the Constitutional Convention's delegates were slaveowners. 55 men assembled in Philadelphia for the Constitutiona...

Wealth DistributionPercentage of total wealth owned by top 1% of colonial households in 1774: 16.5% Percentage of total wealth owned by top 10%: 59% Delegates at the Constitutional ConventionNumber...

checks and balances, balance of powers The fundamental underpinning of American government, whereby the Constitution ensures a degree of balance between each of the three branches (executive, legis...