Constitutional Chaff: Rejected Suggestions of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, with Explanatory Argument |
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AMENDMENT appointed Articles of Confederation authority ballot bill of attainder bills BUTLER census choose chosen citizens clause COMMITTEE OF DETAIL Confederation Constitution Convention council danger DICKINSON duties elected electors ELLSWORTH equal established ex post facto Executive exports foreign Georgia GERRY give GORHAM HAMILTON House of Representatives impeachment importation ineligible inhabitants interest judges judicial judiciary jurisdiction lature laws legislative liberty MADISON MADISON'S NOTES majority Maryland MASON Massachusetts ment militia mode money bills MORRIS national Legislature necessary negative null & void number of votes object PATERSON Pennsylvania person PINCKNEY possess present prohibited proper proportion proposed qualifications quorum RANDOLPH ratification reason regulation render representation respective revenue RUTLEDGE second branch Section Senate SHERMAN slaves South Carolina specified that Congress Supreme Court term thereof tion tive treaties tribunals ture Union United Vice President Virginia whole number WILLIAMSON WILSON