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Randolph’s proposed Virginia Plan resolutions outline a bicameral national legislature, proportional representation by contribution or free inhabitants, an executive chosen by the legislature, and a judiciary with defined jurisdiction over piracy, captures, and national disputes.
National Legislature the articles of Union; and to call forth the force of the Union ag^{st} any member of the Union failing to fulfil its duty under the articles thereof. 7. Res^d that a National Executive be instituted; to be chosen by the National Legislature for the term of ---- years, to receive punctually at stated times, a fixed compensation for the services rendered, in which no increase or diminution shall …
In the Convention’s debate over the second branch of the legislature, Randolph, King, Wilson, Madison, and others argue over Senate size and independence, warning that local interests and proportionality would distort elections.
called on M^r Randolph the mover of the propositions, to explain the extent of his ideas, and particularly the number of members he meant to assign to this second branch. M^r Rand^f observed that he had at the time of offering his propositions stated his ideas as far as the nature of general propositions required; that details made no part of the plan, and could not perhaps with propriety have been introduced. If he…
A proposer lays out a future constitutional design for a two-house legislature, a president-like executive with Senate checks, a judiciary with capture jurisdiction, impeachment rules, and a presidential negative on state laws, plus federal control of militia and limits on state forces.
amendments which he should probably propose to the plan of M^r R. in the proper stages of its future discussion. He read his sketch in the words following; to wit I. The supreme Legislative power of the United States of America to be vested in two different bodies of men; the one to be called the Assembly, the other the Senate who together shall form the Legislature of the United States with power to pas…
A committee chaired by Elbridge Gerry debates how to balance state representation, leading Madison to explain his motives for supporting a national government on federal principles, after a Franklin motion shaped the committee’s report.
"The *grand committee* met. Mr. Gerry was chosen chairman. "The committee proceeded to consider in what manner they should discharge the business with which they were intrusted. By the proceedings in the Convention, they were so equally divided on the important question of *representation in the two branches*, that the idea of a conciliatory adjustment must have been in contem…
The Committee of Detail presents a draft Constitution’s framework: a government with legislative, executive, and judicial powers; bicameral Congress; election rules; eligibility requirements; compensation; bill-presentation and veto procedure; and enumerated federal powers.
M^r Rutlidge delivered in the Report of the Committee of detail as follows: a printed copy being at the same time furnished to each member[16]: [16] Madison's printed copy is marked: "As Reported by Com^e of Detail viz of five. Aug. 6. 1787." It is a large folio of seven pages. In the enumeration of the Articles by a misprint VI. was repeated, and the alterations in Article VII. and s…