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After almost three months of debate, the Convention completed a final draft of the Constitution. It consisted of a preamble followed by seven articles. When the Constitution came to a vote, 39 of the 55 delegates voted to support it. However, the supporters constituted a majority of each of the 12 state delegations in attendance and each state had one vote, so the final vote in favor of the Constitution was 12–0.⁴⁴ Thirty-nine delegates signed the document on September 17, 1787—the last day of the convention. Of the delegates in attendance, only three refused to sign the Constitution.

The Constitution was a work of compromise, but it was controversial even after being completed and only 39 of 55 total delegates signed the final document.