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The Virginia Plan – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Virginia Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. Though the final product of the Convention was a replacement for the Articles, the first proposal was presented as a series of changes to the Articles. The…
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Charles Pinckney’s Plan – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Charles Pinckney’s Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. James Madison, largely regarded as the Father of the Constitution, came to the Convention with a list of changes he wanted to see discussed and implemented, a…
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The New Jersey Plan – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The New Jersey Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. The Convention began with the text of the Virginia Plan and Charles Pinckney’s notes before them, and for three weeks, the provisions were debated. The smaller…
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The British Plan – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The British Plan Advertisement The Constitutional Convention was tasked with proposing amendments to the Articles of Confederation which would make it a more workable plan for national government. The Convention began with the text of the Virginia Plan and Charles Pinckney’s notes. New Jersey and the smaller states of the union, determined not to be…
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Political Philosophers – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Political Philosophers When I went to college, my major was Political Science. The field is very broad, and I focused on my own areas of interest, the American political system. I also dabbled in comparative political systems and international politics. In all that time, I seem to have been able to avoid almost any contact…
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The Treaty of Paris – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
The Treaty of Paris The American Revolutionary War began in April of 1775, and though the outcome was never certain, the Americans had the force of will to carry them through the conflict. That, and the skill and good luck of the American military commanders. In 1781, the Continental Army, under the command of General…
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Other Historical American Documents – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Other Historical American Documents It is not my intention to become a repository for a grand collection of historical American documents. There are other sites that have a large collection and the resources to nurture such a project. However, there are some very important documents that are related to the Constitution in much the same…
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Off-topic Links – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Off-topic Links Advertisement This page of links to other sites is intended to hold links that don’t seem to fit on the main Constitutional Links Page for whatever reason. Mostly, these links are related to government or politics, but not directly to the Constitution. If you know of a link that should be here and…
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Other Constitutions and Constitutional Resources – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
Other Constitutions and Constitutional Resources Advertisement The Constitution is presented in several formats on this site: As one large, HTML-enhanced document As a series of pages, one for each section and amendment In plain-text In Palm DOC format In enhanced TealDoc Palm DOC format PalmPilot users – Recommended readers: AportisDoc or TealDoc!. Below are links…
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An Interview with John Stuart Mill – The U.S. Constitution Online – USConstitution.net
An Interview with John Stuart Mill Advertisement Thanks to KnowledgeNews for permission to republish this page. Of course, the copyright on John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty has long since run out, but the clever “interview style” used by KnowledgeNews to present Mill’s ideas is original. The copyright for this page, then, is held by KnowledgeNews.…