The original purpose for the constitutional convention was to: a. discuss revising the articles of confederation b. determine which states should be part of the union c. elect a new president d. write a new constitution

The correct answer is A. Discuss revising the articles of confederation.

Constitutional convention is termed as gathering which has a reason of revising the existing constitution or writing a new constitution.

Those members who are wholly elected by convention of constitution are known as constituent assembly. There were constitutional conventions which are revised by the constitution of different countries. For example in United States we had Annapolis convention and Philadelphia convention.

In France we had national convention.