Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788, and the Formation of the Federal ConstitutionSamuel Eliot Morison |
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... Senators ' Term of Office , 26 June ( Yates ) ( i ) Sectional Interests and the Federal Ratio , 11 July ( Madison ) ... Senate , 9 August ( Madison ) ( 1 ) Slave Trade and Navigation Acts , 22-29 August ( Madison ) Constitution of the ...
... Senators ' Term of Office , 26 June ( Yates ) ( i ) Sectional Interests and the Federal Ratio , 11 July ( Madison ) ... Senate , 9 August ( Madison ) ( 1 ) Slave Trade and Navigation Acts , 22-29 August ( Madison ) Constitution of the ...
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... senate and a strong governor . The convention was also much 1 Rhode Island and Connecticut , however , were able to retain their seventeenth - century charters , on the joint - stock model , as state con- stitutions by a mere change of ...
... senate and a strong governor . The convention was also much 1 Rhode Island and Connecticut , however , were able to retain their seventeenth - century charters , on the joint - stock model , as state con- stitutions by a mere change of ...
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... senate frankly represented wealth , being apportioned according to the taxable property of the state ; the judges of the supreme court were appointed by the governor , and held office during good behaviour . A more distinct religious ...
... senate frankly represented wealth , being apportioned according to the taxable property of the state ; the judges of the supreme court were appointed by the governor , and held office during good behaviour . A more distinct religious ...
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... senate , and were thus able to resist . In 1786 unlawful assemblies in the interior counties began to break up sittings of the courts , in order to prevent distraint for debts or taxes ; and the people held county conventions ( p . 210 ) ...
... senate , and were thus able to resist . In 1786 unlawful assemblies in the interior counties began to break up sittings of the courts , in order to prevent distraint for debts or taxes ; and the people held county conventions ( p . 210 ) ...
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... Senate , representa- tion determined by the federal ratio ' ( Art . II , s . II , ยง 3 ) in the House ( cf. pp . 266-74 ) . From 6 August to 10 September the Convention debated , clause by clause , a draft based upon the amended Virginia ...
... Senate , representa- tion determined by the federal ratio ' ( Art . II , s . II , ยง 3 ) in the House ( cf. pp . 266-74 ) . From 6 August to 10 September the Convention debated , clause by clause , a draft based upon the amended Virginia ...
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