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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... ratified , congress had already proposed to the states an amendment authorizing the levy of a five per cent duty upon imports and upon goods condemned in prize cases . The amendment was agreed to [ 4 ] THE FRAMING OF THE CONSTITUTION.
... ratified , congress had already proposed to the states an amendment authorizing the levy of a five per cent duty upon imports and upon goods condemned in prize cases . The amendment was agreed to [ 4 ] THE FRAMING OF THE CONSTITUTION.
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... proposal for a general trade con- vention seemed to meet with approval , and the Virginia commissioners , two of whom were James Madison and Edmund Randolph , then named Annapolis and the first Monday in September , 1786 , as the place ...
... proposal for a general trade con- vention seemed to meet with approval , and the Virginia commissioners , two of whom were James Madison and Edmund Randolph , then named Annapolis and the first Monday in September , 1786 , as the place ...
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... proposal a more concrete form they finally sug- gested that their respective states should " use their endeavours to procure the concurrence of the other States , in the Appointment of Com- missioners to meet at Philadelphia on the ...
... proposal a more concrete form they finally sug- gested that their respective states should " use their endeavours to procure the concurrence of the other States , in the Appointment of Com- missioners to meet at Philadelphia on the ...
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... propose amendments . This last obstacle was removed , however , on February 21 , 1787 , when congress adopted a resolution in favor of a con- vention , and embodied the suggestions of the Annapolis report as to time and place . Before ...
... propose amendments . This last obstacle was removed , however , on February 21 , 1787 , when congress adopted a resolution in favor of a con- vention , and embodied the suggestions of the Annapolis report as to time and place . Before ...
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... propose amend- ments to that document , and congress had made no move . When it became evident that the con- vention had sufficient support to render its exist- ence a certainty , it seemed wise to congress to approve what could not be ...
... propose amend- ments to that document , and congress had made no move . When it became evident that the con- vention had sufficient support to render its exist- ence a certainty , it seemed wise to congress to approve what could not be ...
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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.