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The new five-pound meal deal from McDonald's.

Get a cheeseburger or mayo chicken,

medium fries, four McNuggets,

and a medium soft drink for guess what?

That's right, five pounds.

It's not called the five-pound meal deal for nothing.

From 11 a.m.

Not available on delivery.

Carbonated soft drink upgrade fees apply.

Participating restaurant's subjects of availability.

Hello, and thank you for joining the American Revolution. This week, episode 349,

creating a presidency, 1787. Over the last couple of weeks, we've discussed how the Federal Convention

in Philadelphia in 1787, later known as the Constitutional Convention, wanted the U.S. Congress to operate.

The Congress was by far the most important and powerful branch of government,

and of course it was the only branch of government that existed above the state level

under the Articles of Confederation.

The delegates, however, also recognized the need for an executive branch.

They had had trouble

trying to oversee the execution of their own laws under the Articles of Confederation. By the end of

the war, the Confederation Congress was appointing secretaries to manage important components of the

government. Most delegates recognized the need to create a better structure to execute and enforce the laws.

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