State Conventions and Constitutional Ratification
Why was the ratification of the Constitution delegated to specially elected state conventions rather than existing state legislatures?
AState governments were still subject to lingering British influence.
BState governments were still being formed and lacked the necessary experience to conduct the ratification process.
CState governments were entirely controlled by Anti-Federalists.
DState legislatures would be reluctant to surrender their own power to a stronger national government.