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 ISZ RECORDS OF THE FEDEILAL CONVENTION CO1VLMIEE OF DETAIL, VI 5- The Manner of Alteration. 6. The plighting of mutual Faith to be added I. How many States will be necessary to assent to this Plan z. What Day shall be appointed for the States to give an Answer 3. Qu. whether any Thing should be said as to the .XIraind- mint by the Stati. 4- As to the Introduction of the Government We the People of (and) the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New. York, New. Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North. Carolina, South. Carolina and Georgia do ordain declare and establish the following Con- stitution for the Government of ourselves and of our Posterity. The Stile of this Government shall be the C'Unlted People and States of America." The Government shall consist of supreme legislative, execu- tive and judicial Powers. 3- The (Supreme) legislative Power shall be vested in a Con- gress to consist of two separate and distinct Bodies of Men (one to be called the) a House of Representatives, (the other to be called the) and a Senate (of) each of which shall in all Cases have a Negative on the other (in all cases not otherwise provided for in this Constitution)  Found among the Wilson Papers and in Wilson's handwriting. Portions in parentheses represent parts crossed out. Italics represent later insertions.

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