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- Title
THE MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: "GRAND DEPOSITORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE"?
- Authors
PASCHAL, JOEL FRANCIS
- Abstract
The article focuses on the U.S. Congress House of Representative. It states that the U.S. House and its election from popular elections, were based on the Virginia Plan proposed on May 29, 1787, by Edmond Randolph, the then governor of Virginia, during the convention "Philadelphia Convention." It presents views of several contemporary politicians on the Virginia Plan, including George Mason, James Wilson and Elbridge Gerry. It also offers information on the several historical provisions related to the democratic characteristics of the U.S. House, including the Thirteenth Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and provision for the Congressional control of elections.
- Subjects
VIRGINIA; UNITED States; UNITED States. Congress. House; RANDOLPH, Edmund, 1753-1813; LEGISLATIVE bodies; UNITED States elections; MASON, George, 1725-1792; GERRY, Elbridge, 1744-1814; UNITED States. Constitution. 13th Amendment; UNITED States. Constitution. 14th Amendment
- Publication
Law & Contemporary Problems, 1952, Vol 17, Issue 2, p276
- ISSN
0023-9186
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1190233