Which is true of franklin delano roosevelt? a. he removed the united states from the gold standard, causing another stock market crash. b. he increased the number of poor people in the south by creating the tennessee valley authority. c. he brought communism to the united states by creating the civilian conservation corps. d. he established social security, which provided an income to older americans.

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.