Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
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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] [+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] every __ for the term of__; to be of the age of __ years at least, to receive liberal stipends by which they may be compensated for the devotion of their time to public service; to be ineligible to any office established by a particular State, or under the authority of the United States, except those peculiarly belonging to the functions of the first branch, during the term of service, and for the space of __ after its expiration; to be incapable of re-election for the space of __ after the expiration of their term of service, and to be subject to recall[+e675228].[+e675225] [+e675240]
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6. [+e675240]Resolved that each branch ought to possess the right of originating Acts[+e675241]; that the National Legislature ought to be empowered to enjoy the Legislative Rights vested in Congress by the Confederation[+e675243] & moreover to legislate in all cases to which the separate States are incompetent[+e675245], or in which the harmony of the United States may be interrupted by the exercise of individual Legislation; to negative all laws passed by the several States, contravening in the opinion of the National Legislature the articles of [+e675249]Union or any treaties subsisting under the authority of the [+e675250]Union[+e675249].[+e675241] [+e675263]
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7. [+e675263]Resolved that a national executive be instituted[+e675264] to consist of [+e675271]a single person[+e675325]___[+e675271 -e675325],[+e675274] to be chosen by the national legislature[+e675288] for the term of seven years[+e675302],[+e675288] with power to carry into execution the national laws, to appoint to offices in cases not otherwise provided for[+e675274];[+e675279] to be ineligible a second time;[+e675314] and to be removable on impeachment and conviction of malpractice or neglect of du[+e675316] [+e675331]
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8. Resolved that the national Executive shall have a right to negative any legislative act, which shall not be afterwards passed unless by [+e675331]two third[+e675340]____[+e675331 -e675340] parts of each branch of the national legislature.[+e675331]ty.[+e675316] for the term of [+e675279 -e675302]seven years[+e675281 -e675302]_[+e675279 -e675302]__[+e675279 -e675281]; and to execute such powers, not legislative or judiciary in their nature, as may from time to time be delegated by the national legislature[+e675274 -e675275].[+e675264]