 | Kristin Eck - Juvenile Nonfiction - 2005 - 52 pages
...the Bill of Rights. The document introducing these amendments (above) begins with the words, “The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the...declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.” J A Living Document It was a long summer of debate and disagreement, compromise and controversy, drafts... | |
 | Mark Sutherland, Dave Meyer, William J. Federer - Political Science - 2005 - 246 pages
...the Billof Rights.) Begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday March 4,1789 THE Convention of a Number of the States, having at the time of their...desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of it's powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the... | |
 | Bryan W. Brickner - History - 2006 - 179 pages
...the City of New-York, on Wednesday, The Fourth of March, One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-nine. The Conventions of a Number of the States having at the...Ground of public Confidence in the Government will best insure the beneficent Ends of its Institution, RESOLVED, by the Senate, and House of Representatives,... | |
 | Dick Walker - 2006 - 257 pages
...Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, Pierce Butler THE BILL OF RIGHTS Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its... | |
 | Carole J Keller - 2006 - 321 pages
...to their Acts of pretended Legislation: THE BILL OF RIGHTS Amendments I-10 of the Constitution The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the time of adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its... | |
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conventions of a number of the States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added; and as extending... 
