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3 days ago · Federalist papers, series of 85 essays on the proposed new Constitution of the United States and on the nature of republican government, published between 1787 and 1788 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in an effort to persuade New York state voters to support ratification.
1 day ago · Introduction. In the second of sixteen essays that he published in the New York Journal, the prominent New York Antifederalist, Brutus (thought by some to be Melancton Smith, an experienced New York politician) concurred with the arguments of George Mason and Richard Henry Lee ( Objections at the Constitutional Convention (1787); Letter to ...
2 days ago · On July 18 and 19, the delegates revisited the issue of whether the president should be eligible for reelection and considered the idea that the president should be elected by electors chosen by state legislatures. On July 20, a proposal permitting the impeachment of the president was approved.
Apr 8, 2024 · Among those powers was the power to regulate international trade. And a vital part of international trade was the slave trade. Without a specific restriction, it would be constitutionally possible for Congress, under the Committee of Detail draft, to regulate the international slave trade.
5 days ago · TRUMP v. UNITED STATES. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit. No. 23–939. Argued April 25, 2024—Decided July 1, 2024. A federal grand jury indicted former President Donald J. Trump on four counts for conduct that occurred during his Presidency following the November 2020 election.
2 days ago · The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.
3 days ago · The Northwest Ordinance debate took place three years prior to Federalist No. 10, but Madison’s response illustrates his understanding of space concerning church and state. His observations to Monroe about Presbyterians encouraging their clergy to oppose the federal plan reflected his understanding of how a religious sect, or faction, could ...
