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The original 55 delegates were from the following [[Christian]] congregations: 26 Episcopalian, 11 Presbyterian, 7 Congregationalist, and 2 each who were Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Dutch Reformed, Methodist, and Quaker, plus Benjamin Franklin.<ref>http://www.americanminute.com/index.php?date=06-21&view=View</ref>

The original 55 delegates were from the following [[Christian]] congregations: 26 Episcopalian, 11 Presbyterian, 7 Congregationalist, and 2 each who were Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Dutch Reformed, Methodist, and Quaker, plus Benjamin Franklin.<ref>http://www.americanminute.com/index.php?date=06-21&view=View</ref>

At the time the Constitution was written, most states had recently written new constitutions of their own, so constitution-making was a well-known process. They all reflected the basic American political value of a Democratic Republic.  Conservatives hail it as a great triumph. [[File:Beeman09.jpg|thumb|280px]]

At the time the Constitution was written, most states had recently written new constitutions of their own, so constitution-making was a well-known process. They all reflected the basic American political value of a Democratic Republic.  Conservatives hail it as a great triumph. [[File:Beeman09.jpg|thumb|280px]]