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A constitutional convention is a gathering of delegates for the purpose of writing a new Constitution or revising an existing constitution. A '''general constitutional convention''' is called to create the first constitution of a political unit or to entirely replace an existing constitution. An '''unlimited constitutional convention''' is called to revise an existing constitution. Examples of constitutional conventions include the:
Constitutional conventions have also been used by subnational units of federal states—such as the individual State s of the United States —to create, replace, or revise their own constitutions. SEE ALSO |
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