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] [+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] [+e675288 -e675299] for the term of seven years[+e675302]to be chosen by the national legislature,[+e675288 -e675299] with power to carry into execution the national laws, to appoint to of[+e675274]fices in cases not otherwise [+e675274 -e675302]provided for[+e675274]; for the term of [+e675279]seven years[+e675281]_[+e675279 -e675281] Resolved that the Executive Magistracy shall be elected in manner following: that the States be divided into Districts and that the persons, qualified to vote in each District, elect Members for their respective Districts to be electors of the Executive Magistracy; that the electors of the Executive Magistracy meet and they or any of them shall elect by ballot, but not out of their own Body, Person in w[+e675299] 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 legislat[+e675331] [+e675369]
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10. Resolved that provision ought to be made for the admission of States lawfully arising within the limits of the United States, whether from a voluntary junction of Government & Territory or otherwise, with the consent of a number of voices in the National legislature less than the whole.[+e675369] [+e675374]
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12. Resolved that provision ought to be made for the continuance of a Congress and their authorities and privileges, until a given day, after the reform of the articles of union shall be adopted, and for the completion of all their engagements.[+e675374]ure.[+e675331]ty.[+e675316]hom the Executive authority of the national government shall be vested.[+e675299]__[+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]