Mary Ann qualifies for a retirement benefit of $250 and a spouseâs benefit of $400. At her full retirement age, she will receive her own $250 retirement benefit, and we will add $150 from her spouseâs benefit, for a total of $400. Keep in mind that you may have options to increase your benefit amounts. For more information, see the FAQs on Claiming Changes, Deemed Filing, and Voluntary Suspense.
United States: The Constitutional Convention. The Philadelphia Convention, which met in May 1787, was officially called for by the old Congress solely to remedy defects in the Articles of Confederation.
In September 1786, at the Annapolis Convention, delegates from five states called for a Constitutional Convention in order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation. The subsequent Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia, convening in the Old Pennsylvania State House (then becoming known as Independence Hall) on May 14, 1787.