Grand Convention at Philadelphia, May to September, 1787, Quill Project 2021 Edition.
The main chamber of the Constitutional Convention, consisting of all delegates.
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Committee of the Whole House reported.
[Resolutions of the Committee of the Whole House as Amended by the Convention]
1. Resolved that the government of the United States ought to consist of a Supreme Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive.
2. Resolved that the Legislature ought to consist of Two Branches.
3. Resolved that the Members of the first branch of the Legislature ought to be appointed in such manner as the Legislature of each State shall direct.