Construction of a Legislative Power.—Basis of Representation and Rule of Suffrage.—Powers of Legislation.

Randolph's Outline of a Constitution[32]
Referred to Committee of the Whole[32]
Idea of a National Government[32-35]
Rule of Suffrage in the Legislature[35]
First Parties in the Convention[36]
Representatives in one Branch to be chosen by the People[37]
Representation of the People[39-40]
States in some way to be represented[40], [41]
State Legislatures to choose the Members of the other Branch[41]
Ratio of Representation as between the States[42-44]
Basis of the Representative System[44-49]
Rule of Suffrage in the Senate[48]
Consequences of Numerical Representation[49], [50]
Powers to be conferred on the Legislature[50]
Control of State Legislation[51-55]
Population of the States[55]

CHAPTER III.

Construction of the Executive and the Judiciary.

Of how many Persons the Executive to consist[56]
Negative to be given to the Executive[57]
Mode of choosing the Executive[59]
Purpose and Necessity of a Judiciary[60]
To be made supreme[65]
Its Jurisdiction[65]
Tenure of the Judicial Office[67]
Note on the Judicial Tenure[69]

CHAPTER IV.

Admission of New States.—Guaranty of Republican Government.—Power of Amendment.—Oath to support the New System.—Ratification.

The Union destined to be enlarged[75]
Jefferson's Measure for the Admission of New States in 1784[76]
Want of Power in the Confederation[77]
Power to be supplied in the Constitution[78]
Guaranty of State Governments to be provided[79]
Necessity and Utility of the Guaranty[80-83]
A Mode of Amendment to be provided[84]
Oath to support the Constitution[84]
Mode of Ratification[84-86]
Report of the Committee of the Whole[86]

CHAPTER V.

Issue between the Virginia and the New Jersey Plans.—Hamilton's Propositions.—Madison's View of the New Jersey Plan.