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Often appears with: war vs peace executive prerogative · war powers · supply, logistics, and encampment · strategy and the aims of war · senate tenure and selection · representative elections · public finance and debt · presidential foreign policy authority · national obligations after revolution · militia governance · liquidation of claims · legislative vs executive roles
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“The people of the United States of America do ordain & establish this Constitution for the government of themselves and their posterity.” United States. Constitutional Convention (recorded by James Madison), The Journal of the Debates in the Convention which F · precept
The text shifts to a complete draft constitution beginning with the people ordaining and establishing the government, then sets out legislative structure, elections, representation rules, and the opening sections of articles on the assembly and senate.
On these several articles he entered into explanatory observations corresponding with the principles of his introductory reasoning.[89] [89] COPY OF A PAPER COMMUNICATED TO J. M. BY COL. HAMILTON, ABOUT THE CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION IN PHILAD^A, 1787, WHICH HE SAID DELINEATED THE CONSTITUTION WHICH HE WOULD HAVE WISHED TO BE PROPOSED BY THE CONVENTION. HE HAD STATED THE PRINCIPLES OF IT…
The delegates argued about whether the President or the government should “declare” war versus “make” it, then rejected adding “and peace,” and ended the session with adjournment.
M^r Madison and M^r Gerry moved to insert "*declare*," striking out "*make*" war; leaving to the Executive the power to repel sudden attacks. M^r Sherman thought it stood very well. The Executive sh^d be able to repel and not to commence war. "Make" is better than "declare" the latter narrowing the power too much. M^r Gerry never expected to hear in a republic a motion to empower the Executive alone to declare war.…
The Convention debates clauses about fulfilling congressional engagements and national debts, then turns to militia matters, including striking language about training authority and adjourning.
M^r Gov^r Morris moved by way of amendment to substitute--"The Legislature *shall* discharge the debts & fulfil the engagements of the U. States." It was moved to vary the amendment by striking out "discharge the debts" & to insert "liquidate the claims," which being negatived, The amendment moved by M^r Gov^r Morris was agreed to all the States being in the affirmative. It was moved & 2^{ded} to strike the follow…