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James Madison

This person drafts the Constitution and much of the Bill of Rights.

Gunning Bedford, Jr.

This person is a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Delaware, and a lawyer and politician.

Oliver Ellsworth

This person is a delegate from Connecticut--a lawyer, judge, scholar and politician, and a proponent of checks on popular democracy and goes onto become the third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Benjamin Franklin

This person is a delegate from Pennsylvania, although this person's position is one of honor and this person kept largely apart from the debate.

Elbridge Gerry

This is a delegate from Massachusetts, and is one who refuses to sign the Constitution.

Alexander Hamilton

This person is a delegate from New York, lawyer and politician, and is one of the authors of the federalist papers.

William Samuel Johnson

This person is a Connecticut delegate to the convention and is a...

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