
#1569 Ten Things About the Constitutional Convention
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The Secrecy Rule and the Committee of the Whole
This chapter discusses the secrecy rule and the committee of the whole at the Constitutional Convention. It highlights how the secrecy rule allowed delegates to make unpopular decisions and compromises without public scrutiny, and the importance of preliminary straw votes and extensive debate in shaping the Constitution.
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