Despite significant agreement on the need for a stronger national government at the Constitutional Convention, there was serious division about how much stronger the federal government should be.
Between May and September of 1787, the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention gathered to address the issues with the weak central authority that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
The federal government created by the United States Constitution, which resulted from the convention, was given more precise authorities, notably those pertaining to managing relations with other governments.
While significant functions, including ratifying treaties, remained the purview of the legislative branch, many of the duties for international affairs fell within the purview of an executive department under the new federal government.
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