Which of the following best summarizes the goal of the constitutional convention?
a. to choose delegates for congress
b. to draft the articles of confederation
c. to create a system for electing the first president of the united states
d. to revise the articles of confederation with a better system of government

The statement which best summarizes the goal of the Constitutional Convention was d) to revise the articles of confederation with a better system of government. The Constitutional Convention, which took place in 1787 in Philadelphia, was set up to talk about problems in the United States following the Articles of Confederation which had been set up. However, the result ended in the Constitution of the United States.