George+Clymer's+Delegate+Profile

=**__Delegate Name__**= toc
 * __George Clymer__**

__Profile Questions__

 * Question: How about a brief biography? What is your background? **
 * Answer: Hi, my name is George Clymer. I was born on March 16, 1763 in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania. At age one I became an orphan, but my Uncle William Coleman took charge of me. In 1773 I became apart of the Philadelphia Committee of Safety. I was also elected to the Continental Congress in 1776. In 1777 I resigned from the congress and in 1780 I was chosen to seat in the Pennslyvania legislature. I represented my state in the Consitutional Convention in 1787. I had to be the first treasurer of the Continental Congress with Michael Hilleges. I was chosen the first president of the Philadelphia bank and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. I died on January 24, 1813. **


 * Question: Which should be stronger, the state government or the national government? Why? **
 * Answer: I believe a national government because it would be better to have than basically thirteen different nations. That could lead to a rebellion and that's not what out country needs. **


 * Question: How should we determine the representation of the states in Congress? By population, money, equality...? **
 * Answer: I think we should determine it by population because the bigger states have more delegates to offer and smaller states might not have as many people. **


 * Question: Who should vote for the members of the legislature, and why? **
 * Answer: I think everyone should get to vote and express who they want to be there. **
 * Question: Should we have one or more than one chief executive? Why? **
 * Answer: I think we should have one chief executive because have more than one could lead to one overpowering another. **
 * Question; What kind of powers should the Chief Executive or Executives have? **
 * Answer: I think the chief executive should have some powers. They should be limited so they aren't to powerful. They should be able to make desicions for our country, they should also be able to have a say in the making of laws. **


 * Question: Who should elect the chief executive(s)? **
 * Answer: I think well-educated landowners should elect the chief executives because they would know who is best to elect. **


 * Question: What should be done about slavery in the United States? Should it be kept or outlawed? **
 * Answer: I think slavery should be outlawed because everyone deserves freedom and we just got out of a war for our freedom. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Question: Should slaves count in the population toward representation? Why or why not? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Answer:I think slaves shouldn't count for population because states with smaller populations could have lots of slaves to count toward their population. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Question: Should the national government be able to regulate the commerce of the United States? Why or why not? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">Answer: Yes, I think they should be able to bacause they could possibly help it. **

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__Friends__
 * Benjamin Franklin
 * Thomas Mifflin
 * James Willson
 * Governuer Morris

__Groups__
Philadelpia Bank Continental Congress President of the Philadelphia Academy of fine arts Private school education __References__

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