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Philadelphia
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Governance and Historical Significance
Philadelphia served as the meeting place for the First Continental Congress and Second Continental Congresses, and the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were both debated and adopted within the city limits. The commitment to civic idealism during this period resulted in an unusually high frequency of [public oratory…