Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
Committee consisting of all delegates to the Convention.
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Committee convened, first two resolutions of Virginia Plan considered. The form of a national government and how to determine representation debated.
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3. Resolved that a national Government ought to be established consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive & Judiciary.[+e675190] [+e675203]
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2. Resolved therefore that the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature ought to be proportioned to the Quotas of contribution[+e675203],[+e675203 -e675204] [+e675221]
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3. Resolved that the national Legislature ought to consist of two branches.[+e675221] [+e675224]
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4. [+e675224]Resolved that the members of the first branch of the national legislature ought to be elected by the people of the several States.[+e675225] or to the number of free inhabitants, as the one or the other rule may seem best in different cases[+e675203 -e675204].[+e675203]