What was the primary role of the Framers at the Philadelphia Convention?

• A. To approve treaties with foreign nations.
• B. To draft the U.S. Constitution.
• C. To ratify the Constitution.
• D. To enforce laws after passage.

Answer: (B)

At the Philadelphia Convention, the Framers were there to design a new framework for how the nation would be governed. Their work produced the Constitution, laying out how the national government would be organized, how power would be divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, and how the document could be amended. This drafting role is why drafting the U.S. Constitution is the best answer.

Treaties with foreign nations would come later, typically requiring Senate involvement. Ratification of the Constitution would be done by the states after the document was drafted. Enforcing laws happens after laws are enacted. These are separate steps in the government’s process and not the primary task of the Framers at the convention.