Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
“An Act for establishing religious Freedom.” Encyclopedia Virginia, Primary Documents. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/96jb. Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burthens, or by […]
The Address of the Religious Society Called Quakers, from Their Yearly Meeting for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Western Parts of Maryland and Virginia
To the President of the United States. Being met in this our annual assembly, for the well ordering the affairs of our Religious Society, and the promotion of universal righteousness, […]
Brutus 1
White, William. Debates and proceedings in the Convention of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, held in the year 1788, and which finally ratified the Constitution of the United States. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1856. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/9rxe. […]
Rhode Island’s Ratification
Ratification of the Constitution by the Convention of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. We, the delegates of the people of the state of Rhode Island and Providence […]
New York’s Ratification
We, the delegates of the people of the state of New York, duly elected and met in Convention, having maturely considered the Constitution for the United States of America, agreed […]
Virginia’s Ratification
WE the Delegates of the people of Virginia, duly elected in pursuance of a recommendation from the General Assembly, and now met in Convention, having fully and freely investigated and […]
Federalist 75
The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE President is to have power, “by and with the […]
Federalist 74
The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE President of the United States is to be “commander-in-chief […]
Federalist 73
The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 THE third ingredient towards constituting the vigor of the executive […]
Federalist 71
The Federalist. (Washington D.C.: Library of Congress). Transcription available courtesy of Project Guttenberg. https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text. Last Updated on December 20, 2021 DURATION in office has been mentioned as the second requisite […]