In the English language, the terms sex and gender are often used interchangeably in the vernacular. However, in a medical and technically scientific sense, these words are not synonymous. Increasingly, the term gender is being accepted to define psychophysiologic processes involved in identity and social role.
Confidence votes 6. Convention Delegates The Constitutional Convention began in Philadelphia on 25 May 1787. A total of 55 delegates representing 12 states attended the Convention. Rhode Island was the only state not to send a representative.
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was a conference held in Philadelphia in which state delegates met to frame the United States Constitution. The purpose of the convention was to amend the inefficient Articles of Confederation that had served as the preliminary constitution for the United States since 1781.