The Framing of the Constitution of the United StatesBeard Books, 2000 - 281 sider An account of the Federal Convention presenting an analysis of the conditions, the convictions, and the men who framed the Constitution of the United States. |
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... idea of attempting the final his- tory of the formation of the constitution that the present book is written . If there be any truth in the epigrammatic definition that " history is past politics , " it is equally true that , in the ...
... idea of attempting the final his- tory of the formation of the constitution that the present book is written . If there be any truth in the epigrammatic definition that " history is past politics , " it is equally true that , in the ...
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... who have endured the exploitation of his pet theories and ideas , who have themselves suggested new points of view , and who have stimulated him to his best efforts , the author would acknowledge his grate- ful indebtedness [ viii ] ...
... who have endured the exploitation of his pet theories and ideas , who have themselves suggested new points of view , and who have stimulated him to his best efforts , the author would acknowledge his grate- ful indebtedness [ viii ] ...
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... ideas he was known to possess upon that subject , and also because of the reputation that " when he speaks in the Assembly of Pennsjdvania , he bears down all before him . " The less conspicuous members of the Pennsyl- vania delegation ...
... ideas he was known to possess upon that subject , and also because of the reputation that " when he speaks in the Assembly of Pennsjdvania , he bears down all before him . " The less conspicuous members of the Pennsyl- vania delegation ...
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... idea of union until the nation adopted a more efficient system , " this service alone entitles that instrument to the respectful recollection of the American people . " The form of government that had been established was an experiment ...
... idea of union until the nation adopted a more efficient system , " this service alone entitles that instrument to the respectful recollection of the American people . " The form of government that had been established was an experiment ...
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... ideas and preju- dices due to modern misinterpretation , and to try to determine what the men of the time had in mind when they spoke of the defects " which experience hath evinced that there are .. .. in the present confederation ...
... ideas and preju- dices due to modern misinterpretation , and to try to determine what the men of the time had in mind when they spoke of the defects " which experience hath evinced that there are .. .. in the present confederation ...
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The Organization of the Convention | 54 |
The Virginia Plan | 68 |
The New Jersey Plan | 84 |
The Great Compromise | 91 |
After the Compromise | 113 |
The Election of the President | 160 |
Finishing the Work | 176 |
The Completed Constitution | 196 |
The Articles of Confederation | 211 |
The Virginia Plan | 225 |
The New Jersey Plan | 229 |
The Constitution of the United States | 233 |
The Amendments to the Constitution | 252 |
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Side 219 - Regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States ; provided that the legislative right of any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated...
Side 24 - In determining questions in the United States, in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote. Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court, or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in...
Side 219 - States, whose jurisdictions, as they may respect such lands, and the States which passed such grants, are adjusted, the said grants or either of them being at the same time claimed to have originated antecedent to such settlement of jurisdiction, shall, on the petition of either party to the Congress of the United States...
Side 213 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Side 213 - If any person guilty of, or charged with, treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor, in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall, upon demand of the governor or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Side 213 - No state shall be represented in congress by less than two nor by more than seven members; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the United States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees, or emolument of any kind.