Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788: And the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... Executive . I June ( Madison ) Penn . ay . The committee of the whole proceeded to Resolution 7 , ' that a National Executive be instituted , to be chosen by the National Legislature ' , etc. ... Mr. PINCKNEY was for a vigorous ...
... Executive . I June ( Madison ) Penn . ay . The committee of the whole proceeded to Resolution 7 , ' that a National Executive be instituted , to be chosen by the National Legislature ' , etc. ... Mr. PINCKNEY was for a vigorous ...
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... executive powers . Some of these preroga- tives were of a legislative nature . Among others , that of war and peace , etc. The only powers he considered strictly executive were those of executing the laws and appointing officers , not ...
... executive powers . Some of these preroga- tives were of a legislative nature . Among others , that of war and peace , etc. The only powers he considered strictly executive were those of executing the laws and appointing officers , not ...
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... executive upon a democratic plan . See the excellency of the British executive - he is placed above temptation he can have no distinct interests from the public welfare . Nothing short of such an executive can be efficient . The weak ...
... executive upon a democratic plan . See the excellency of the British executive - he is placed above temptation he can have no distinct interests from the public welfare . Nothing short of such an executive can be efficient . The weak ...
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