Chapter 7 Flashcards
(Pg 13/1) on June 8
The committee of the whole began to consider the penultimate clause of resolve 6
(Pg 13/1) penultimate clause of resolve 6
“That the national legislature should have authority to negative all laws which they should judge to be improper
(Pg 13/1) regarding penultimate clause of resolve 6, Eldridge Gerry
Opposed, believing that congress would then be able to enslave the states
(Pg 13/1) James Wilson compared
Civil liberty of individuals to federal liberty of states
(Pg 13/1) federal convention had two sets of documents to refer to:
State constitutions and articles of confederation
(Pg 13/1) John Dickinson was angry due to the fact that he believed
The smaller states would have a smaller share in the general government that the larger states
Gunning Bedford agreed
(Pg 13/1) America’s large size played a big part in
The delegates way of thinking
(Pg 13/1) the penultimate clause of resolve 6 was
Defeated
(Pg 13/1) June 9
Resolve 4 was discussed yet again
(Pg 13/1) Paterson of New Jersey states
“Proportional representation, he said, struck at the existence of the lesser states.”
(Pg 14/2) resolve 4 was
Postponed yet again
(Pg 14/2) the convention had yet to
Touch on the topics of slavery and the western country.
(Pg 14/2) question about slaves
Should slaves be counted as population or property
(Pg 14/2) question about western country
Would western people vote by population or by a plan that took into account value of property
(Pg 14/2) Washington retained his
Doubting mood
