The Framing of the Constitution of the United StatesBeard Books, 2000 - 281 strani 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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... noted as a wit and writer , was appointed by the legislature in the place of John Neilson , who had declined . He was independent in action as well as in speech , but he was suffi- ciently admired and respected to have been regu- larly ...
... noted as a wit and writer , was appointed by the legislature in the place of John Neilson , who had declined . He was independent in action as well as in speech , but he was suffi- ciently admired and respected to have been regu- larly ...
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... noted of the Delaware deputation was John Dickinson , author of the " Farmer's Letters , " and chairman of the committee of con- gress that framed the articles of confederation . He was able , scholarly , and sincere , but nervous ...
... noted of the Delaware deputation was John Dickinson , author of the " Farmer's Letters , " and chairman of the committee of con- gress that framed the articles of confederation . He was able , scholarly , and sincere , but nervous ...
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... noted for his quick wit and for his boldness and decision , whose temper was proud and imperious , he was distinctly a person to be reckoned with . Out- wardly he was possessed of considerable means , but it was rumored that his debts ...
... noted for his quick wit and for his boldness and decision , whose temper was proud and imperious , he was distinctly a person to be reckoned with . Out- wardly he was possessed of considerable means , but it was rumored that his debts ...
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... a resultant increase in number and definiteness of the defects noted . But the members of the fed- eral convention would only deal with those defects In the confederation of which they knew . The [ 44 ] THE FRAMING OF THE CONSTITUTION.
... a resultant increase in number and definiteness of the defects noted . But the members of the fed- eral convention would only deal with those defects In the confederation of which they knew . The [ 44 ] THE FRAMING OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Stran 51
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Dosegli ste zgornjo mejo števila strani te knjige, ki je na voljo.
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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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Stran 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...
Stran 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...
Stran 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...
Stran 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.
Stran 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.
Stran 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.