...by the Articles of Confederation, namely, common defence, security of liberty and general welfare. (2) That no treaty or treaties among the whole or...of a supreme legislative, executive and judiciary. (Madison Papers, II, 747). This appears to have been the first systematic departure from the theory...

...strike out boldly and do what they deemed best for the general welfare. The resolution was to the effect that: "A national government ought to be established consisting of a supreme legislature, judiciary, and executive." This was nothing short of revolutionary, justified at a subsequent...

...on May 30 there was consideration and approval (though not with unanimity) of the Randolph resolve "that a national Government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive 4 Judiciary." Id., at 120-22, 740. On June 13 the Committee of the Whole in its report to the Convention...

...disallowing treaties between "States, as individual Sovereignties." Taken up first was Randolph's proposal "that a national Government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive & Judiciary." Discussion then centered "on the force and extent of the particular terms national &...

...Convention yield up more of its secrets. Butler's Notes on the Debates May the 30th 1787 Resolved therefore that a National Government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme legislature, judiciary & executive • Resolved that the Representation in the National Legislature...

...government.59 Thus the very first vote of the Convention as a whole was the adoption of a resolution "that a national government ought to be established...consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive and Judiciary."60 It followed from this decision that the new federal government, "instead of operating...

...plan, Randolph withdrew the resolution and proposed three new ones, including one that was adopted: that "a national government ought to be established...of a supreme legislative, executive and judiciary." The Convention was formally voting to abandon the Confederation in favor of something dramatically...

...power to lay before you — It was as follow: 1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme, legislative, judiciary and executive. 2. That the legislative ought to consist of two branches. 3. That the members...

...Institution; namely “Common Defense Security of Liberty and General Wellfare.” 3. Resolved therefore that a National Government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislature Judiciary and Executive instead of “accomplishing the Object, of the Confederation”...

...proposed by the articles of Confederation, namely common defence, security of liberty, & genl. welfare.) 2. that no treaty or treaties among the whole or part...established) consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive & Judiciary. (Records, vol. 1, p. 33) The new resolutions, designed to place the initial question confronting...