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Application of the Minority of Rhode Island

Position of the States in Convention

Reserved Authority of the People

Present Importance of the Process of forming the Constitution
Cautions to be used in Interpretation

CONSTRUCTION OF A LEGISLATIVE POWER.- BASIS OF REPRE-

SENTATION AND RULE OF SUFFRAGE. - POWERS OF LEGISLA-

Representatives in one Branch to be chosen by the People

Representation of the People.

States in some way to be represented

State Legislatures to choose the Members of the other Branch

Ratio of Representation as between the States

Basis of the Representative System

Rule of Suffrage in the Senate

Consequences of Numerical Representation

Powers to be conferred on the Legislature.

Control of State Legislation

Population of the States

CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXECUTIVE AND THE JUDICIARY.

Of how many Persons the Executive to consist

Negative to be given to the Executive

Mode of choosing the Executive

Purpose and Necessity of a Judiciary

To be made supreme

Its Jurisdiction

Tenure of the Judicial Office

Note on the Judicial Tenure

ADMISSION OF NEW STATES. GUARANTY OF REPUBLICAN GOV-

ERNMENT.-POWER OF AMENDMENT.—OATH TO SUPPORT THE

NEW SYSTEM. RATIFICATION.

The Union destined to be enlarged

Jefferson's Measure for the Admission of New States in 1784

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ISSUE BETWEEN THE VIRGINIA AND THE NEW JERSEY PLANS.

HAMILTON'S PROPOSITIONS. MADISON'S VIEW OF

General Character of the Virginia Plan

Difficulties and Obstacles in its Way

The chief Cause of Opposition

The counter Plan by the New Jersey Members

Referred to a Second Committee of the Whole

Argument of Patterson in its Support .

Hamilton interposes

The Nature of the Issue pending

Hamilton's Leading Principles

He states the Courses open to the Convention

Explains the Principles on which Government must be founded

Objects to the New Jersey Plan

Not satisfied with the Virginia Plan

His Views of what must be done.

Introduces his own Plan.

It must be judged by the Issue pending

Madison examines the New Jersey Plan .

Explains its Effect on the smaller States

Declares the Representation to be the great Difficulty

The States must be represented proportionally

The Virginia Plan again adhered to

Note on the Opinions of Hamilton

CONFLICT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AND FEDERAL SYSTEMS.

DIVISION OF THE LEGISLATURE INTO TWO CHAMBERS.— DIS-

AGREEMENT OF THE STATES ON THE NATURE OF REPRESENTA-

TION IN THE TWO BRANCHES. THREATENED DISSOLUTION OF

Different Magnitudes of the States

Inequalities in other Respects

The Majority and Minority of States

Views of New York

Luther Martin's Opinions

Position of Connecticut

Advantages of a National System.

Difficulties attending it

Nature of the Question between the Larger and the Smaller

Dangers of adhering inflexibly to Theory

Division of the Legislature into Two Chambers

Origin of the Division in England.

Practical Advantages of the Separation

Why resisted by the Minority

Defect in the Virginia Plan

Mode of electing the Members

Rule of Suffrage for the House

Madison's View of the Interest of the Small States

Hamilton on the Consequences of Dissolution

Evil Results of a perfect Theory

Purpose of a Senate

Necessity for a distinct Basis

Irreconcilable Differences

Proposition of Compromise rejected

Disagreement on the Senate

Consequences of a Failure to form a Constitution

Appointment of a Committee of Compromise

Representation adjusted by the Committee

FIRST GRAND COMPROMISES OF THE CONSTITUTION. - POPULATION

OF THE STATES ADOPTED AS THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN

THE HOUSE. RULE FOR COMPUTING THE SLAVES. - EQUALITY

OF REPRESENTATION OF THE States ADOPTED FOR THE SENATE.

Character of the Compromise

How treated in the Convention

Apportionment of Representatives re-arranged

Objections to the Plan

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Representation of the Slaves

Combined Rule of Numbers and Wealth

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Test Question respecting the Slaves

Necessity for their Admission into the Basis of Representation 154-162

The Difficulties only to be adjusted by Compromise

Form of the Compromise

Equality of Vote adopted for the Senate

Value of this Feature of the Constitution

Population of the Slaveholding and Non-slaveholding States com-

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ERNMENT.

The General Interests of the Union to be provided for

Constitution, Laws, and Treaties to be Supreme.

Appointment and Powers of the Executive

Re-eligibility of the Executive

Tenure of the Office

Right of Suffrage in Choice of the Executive

Appointment by Electors

Construction of the Judiciary.

Admission of New States

Completion of the Engagements of Congress

Guaranty of Republican Governments

Future Amendments

Oath to Support the Constitution

POWERS OF LEGISLATION. · CONSTITUTION AND CHOICE OF THE

EXECUTIVE. CONSTITUTION OF THE JUDICIARY. — ADMISSION

OF NEW STATES. COMPLETION OF THE ENGAGEMENTS OF CON-

GRESS.- · GUARANTY OF REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTIONS. ОАТН

TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION. RATIFICATION. NUMBER

OF SENATORS. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. SEAT OF Gov-

Objects of a Popular Ratification

Constitution to be submitted to the Congress

Number of Senators

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