John+Rutledge

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=__ № 1. Introduction__= = = =Have you ever wondered what the United States of America would be like without the Constitution? The Constitution represented organization and seperation of powers throughout America. The Constitutional Convention was meeting to discuss how the new Constitution of America would work. The meetings occurred essentially every day from May 14-September 17 in 1787. Many people attended, but very few people attended every meeting. The Constitution is a great part of American society.= = =

__№ 2. Background__
= = =John Rutledge (September 1739-June 18, 1800) was born and passed away in South Carolina. He attended the Constitutional Convention in Philedelphia, Pennsylvania, in which he represented the state of South Carolina to provide a view from the state. He also acted as governor for the state in 1779-1782. Following that, he was the latter chief Justice of the United States. After he was rejected by the Senate, however, he attempted suicide, but that, however, was not the reason of his death. He died at age sixty in Charleston, South Carolina.=

=__№ 3. Role In The Consitutional Convention__= = = =Rutledge Attended all of the Constitutional Convention meetings as well as serving on five committees. In fact, he was a part of the committee that helped create a final draft of the Constitution, the Committee on Detail. In aftermath of the Constitution's birth, Rutledge became the associate Justice in the US Supreme Court and Chief Justice in the South Carolina Supreme Court.= == =__Databased Question ​__= == =Tyranny was a large part of the Constitution. It was one of the initial reasons we have it. It helped divide the power through many people so almost everyon​e got a fair vote. There were four parts that helped contribute to divide the power: Federalism, Seperation of Powers, Checks and Balances, and Big Vs. Small states.=

=Rutledge was listed as a federalist and really stressed the part of the Constitution affecting having more than one government in the power. Being a federalist, by definition, that means he believes in allowing more than one government to rule over a region.=

=He believed very much in the seperation of powers, but less than in the Consitution. He thought it would be better to have only one person in the executive branch so that they would "feel the responsibility of the office more acutely," compared to if there was only a single person in the branch.=

=Rutledge, however, had little to do with Checks and Balances. Very little do any sources write about contributions made by Rutledge affecting this guard against tyranny. His views were also very limited if they pertained to any disagreement or agreement between big and small states.=

=__Attendence__= =Rutledge had many things to contribute to the convention. That's why he attended almost every single meeting. He was only absent a total of three times, which showed his extreme devotion to the Constitution's creation. He, however, didn't contribute to every section of the Constitution, as said before.= = = =This table represents all the meetings he attended and the ones he didn't and the percentage of each.= == = = =__Primary Sources__= =//Constitutional Convention:// My delegate would very much disgree with the very first section in the second Act of the Constitution. In fact, I mentioned earlier that he did initally. He believed that there should only be a single person in power of the executive branch and there should be no co-president.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Citations:= = = ="John Rutledge." //U.S. Army Center Of Military History//. Web. 04 May 2010. [].= ="South Carolina SC - John Rutledge - 1776-1778, 1779-1782." //SCIWAY - South Carolina Information Highway - SC//. Web. 04 May 2010. [].= ="Federalism | Define Federalism at Dictionary.com." //Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com//. Web. 04 May 2010. . Vinci, John. "Biography of John Rutledge | Colonial Hall." //Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers//. 1 Jan. 2004. Web. 04 May 2010. [].=