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As all of these, however, had reference, either to the recommendation from the meeting at Annapolis, in September, 1786, or to that from Congress, in February, 1787, it will be sufficient to recur to these particular acts. AS ALL OF THESE HOWEVER HAD REFERENCE EITHER TO THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE MEETING AT ANNAPOLIS IN SEPTEMBER SEVENTEEN EIGHTY SIX OR TO THAT FROM CONGRESS IN FEBRUARY SEVENTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO RECUR TO THESE PARTICULAR ACTS
ution, therefore, is, in strictness, neither a national nor a federal Constitution, but a composition of both. In its foundation it is federal, not national; in the sources from which the ordinary powers of the government are drawn, it is partly federal and partly national; in the operation of these powers, it is national, not federal; in the extent of them, again, it is federal, not national; and, finally, in the authoritative mode of introducing amendments, it is neither wholly federal nor wholly national. PUBLIUS FEDERALIST No. 40 On the Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained For the New York Packet. Friday, January 18, 1788. MADISON To the People of the State of New York: THE SECOND point to be examined is, whether the convention were authorized to frame and propose this mixed Constitution. The powers of the convention ought, in strictness, to be determined by an inspection of the commissions given to the members by their respective constituents.  THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDED BY JASON'S ANTHOPOLIS NASHVILLE TENNESSEE AUGUST TWO THOUSAND SIX THE FEDERALIST PAPERS FEDERALIST NUMBER FORTY BY JAMES MADISON FEDERALIST NUMBER FORTY THE POWERS OF THE CONVENTION TO FORM A MIXED GOVERNMENT EXAMINED AND SUSTAINED FROM THE NEW YORK PACKET FRIDAY JANUARY EIGHTEENTH SEVENTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT JAMES MADISON TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THE SECOND POINT TO BE EXAMINED IS WHETHER THE CONVENTION WERE AUTHORIZED TO FRAME AND PROPOSE THIS MIXED CONSTITUTION THES OF THE CONVENTION OUGHT IN STRICTNESS TO BE DETERMINED BY AN INSPECTION OF THE COMMISSIONS GIVEN TO THE MEMBERS BY THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUENTS
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