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2. What evidence is there that the nation's Founders
considered dissent very important?

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The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although the question has no options attached, we can say the following.

The evidence there is that the nation's Founders

considered dissent very important was the fact that not all the delegates signed the Constitution during the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Summer of 1787.

Originally, 70 delegates were invited to the Constitutional Convention. However, just 55 find wanted or could attend the convention. In the end, just 39 delegates signed the document. Some delegates dissented, others abandoned the convention for different motives. The most notorious dissenters were Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, and George Mason, who supported the idea of including a Bill of Rights to avoid a tyrant government. That is why they did not sign the document.

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