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Contents
- Preliminary Material
- Main Text
- Ch.1 Amendment I: Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses
- 1.1 Texts
- 1.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 1.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 1.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 1.1.1.3 Report of House Committee of Eleven, July 28, 1789
- 1.1.1.4 Motion by Madison in House, August 15, 1789
- 1.1.1.5 Motion by Livermore in House, August 15, 1789
- 1.1.1.6 Motion by Ames in House, August 20, 1789
- 1.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 1.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 1.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 1.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 1.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 1.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 1.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 1.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 1.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 1.1.1.16 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 1.1.1.17 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 1.1.1.18 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 1.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 1.1.1.20 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 1.1.1.21 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 1.1.1.22 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 1.1.1.23 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 1.1.1.24 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 1.1.1.25 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 1.1.1.26 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 1.1.1.27 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 1.1.1.28 Printed Versions
- 1.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 1.1.2.1 Maryland Minority, April 26, 1788
- 1.1.2.2 Massachusetts Minority, February 6, 1788
- 1.1.2.3 New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
- 1.1.2.4 New York, July 26, 1788
- 1.1.2.5 North Carolina, August 1, 1788
- 1.1.2.6 Pennsylvania Minority, December 12, 1787
- 1.1.2.7 Rhode Island, May 29, 1790
- 1.1.2.8 Virginia, June 27, 1788
- 1.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 1.1.3.1 Connecticut
- 1.1.3.2 Delaware
- 1.1.3.3 Georgia
- 1.1.3.4 Maine: Grant of the Province of Maine, 1639
- 1.1.3.5 Maryland
- 1.1.3.6 Massachusetts
- 1.1.3.7 New Hampshire
- 1.1.3.8 New Jersey
- 1.1.3.8.a Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of New Caesarea, or New-Jersey, 1664
- 1.1.3.8.b Concessions and Agreements of West New-Jersey, 1676
- 1.1.3.8.c Laws of West New-Jersey, 1681
- 1.1.3.8.d Fundamental Constitutions for East New-Jersey, 1683
- 1.1.3.8.e Constitution, 1776
- 1.1.3.9 New York, 1691
- 1.1.3.10 North Carolina
- 1.1.3.11 Pennsylvania
- 1.1.3.12 Rhode Island
- 1.1.3.13 South Carolina
- 1.1.3.14 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 1.1.3.15 Virginia
- 1.1.4 Other Texts
- 1.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 1.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 1.2.1 The First Congress
- 1.2.2 State Conventions
- 1.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 1.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 1.2.4.1 An American Citizen, No. 1, September 26, 1787
- 1.2.4.2 A Meeting of Philadelphia Association of Baptist Churches, October 12, 1787
- 1.2.4.3 An Old Whig, No. 1, October 12, 1787
- 1.2.4.4 An American Citizen, No. 4, October 21, 1787
- 1.2.4.5 Centinel, No. 2, October 24, 1787
- 1.2.4.6 Timoleon, November 1, 1787
- 1.2.4.7 An Old Whig, No. 5, November 1, 1787
- 1.2.4.8 A Landholder, No. 7, December 17, 1787
- 1.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 1.2.5.1 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, October 4, 1787
- 1.2.5.2 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787
- 1.2.5.3 Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, February 2, 1788
- 1.2.5.4 Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Donald, February 7, 1788
- 1.2.5.5 Tench Coxe to George Thatcher, March 12, 1789
- 1.2.5.6 Thomas Jefferson to Francis Hopkinson, March 13, 1789
- 1.2.5.7 Jeremy Belknap to Paine Wingate, May 29, 1789
- 1.2.5.8 George Clymer to Richard Peters, June 8, 1789
- 1.2.5.9 William R. Davie to James Madison, June 10, 1789
- 1.2.5.10 Fisher Ames to Thomas Dwight, June 11, 1789
- 1.2.5.11 Fisher Ames to George R. Minot, June 12, 1789
- 1.2.5.12 Tench Coxe to James Madison, June 18, 1789
- 1.2.5.13 Henry Gibbs to Roger Sherman, July 16, 1789
- 1.2.5.14 Pierce Butler to James Iredell, August 11, 1789
- 1.2.5.15 Richard Henry Lee to Samuel Adams, October 27, 1789
- 1.3.1 Treatises
- 1.1 Texts
- Ch.2 Amendment I: Free Speech and Free Press Clauses
- 2.1 Texts
- 2.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 2.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 2.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 2.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 2.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 15, 1789
- 2.1.1.5 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 2.1.1.6 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 2.1.1.7 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 2.1.1.8 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 2.1.1.9 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 2.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 2.1.1.11 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 2.1.1.12 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 2.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 2.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 2.1.1.15 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 2.1.1.16 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 2.1.1.17 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 2.1.1.18 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 2.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 2.1.1.20 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 2.1.1.21 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 2.1.1.22 Printed Versions
- 2.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 2.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 2.1.3.1 Delaware: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 2.1.3.2 Georgia
- 2.1.3.3 Maryland: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 2.1.3.4 Massachusetts
- 2.1.3.5 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 2.1.3.6 North Carolina
- 2.1.3.7 Pennsylvania
- 2.1.3.8 South Carolina
- 2.1.3.9 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 2.1.3.10 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 2.1.4 Other Texts
- 2.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 2.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 2.2.1 The First Congress
- 2.2.2 State Conventions
- 2.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 2.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 2.2.4.1 A Citizen of New-York: An Address to the People of the State of New York, April 15, 1787
- 2.2.4.2 George Mason, Objections to the Constitution, October 4, 1787
- 2.2.4.3 James Wilson, Speech at a Meeting in Philadelphia, October 6, 1787
- 2.2.4.4 The Federal Farmer, No. 4, October 12, 1787
- 2.2.4.5 An Old Whig, No. 1, October 12, 1787
- 2.2.4.6 Centinel, No. 2, October 24, 1787
- 2.2.4.7 Timoleon, November 1, 1787
- 2.2.4.8 An Old Whig, No. 5, November 1, 1787
- 2.2.4.9 Cincinnatus, No. 1, November 1, 1787
- 2.2.4.10 Cincinnatus, No. 2, November 8, 1787
- 2.2.4.11 A Countryman, No. 2, November 22, 1787
- 2.2.4.12 Landholder, No. 6, December 10, 1787
- 2.2.4.13 The Federal Farmer, No. 6, December 25, 1787
- 2.2.4.14 The Federal Farmer, No. 16, January 20, 1788
- 2.2.4.15 Aristides’ Remarks on the Proposed Plan, January 31, 1788
- 2.2.4.16 A Columbian Patriot, February 1788
- 2.2.4.17 Hugh Williamson, February 25–27, 1788
- 2.2.4.18 A Plebeian, Spring 1788
- 2.2.4.19 Marcus, No. 4, March 12, 1788
- 2.2.4.20 Benjamin Franklin, An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature in Pennsylvania, viz., the Court of the Press, September 12, 1789
- 2.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 2.2.5.1 Thomas Jefferson to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787
- 2.2.5.2 Richard Henry Lee to Samuel Adams, October 27, 1787
- 2.2.5.3 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787
- 2.2.5.4 Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, February 2, 1788
- 2.2.5.5 Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Donald, February 7, 1788
- 2.2.5.6 Thomas Jefferson to C. W. F. Dumas, February 12, 1788
- 2.2.5.7 Thomas Jefferson to Francis Hopkinson, March 13, 1789
- 2.2.5.8 Edmund Randolph to James Madison, March 27, 1789
- 2.2.5.9 Jeremy Belknap to Paine Wingate, May 29, 1789
- 2.2.5.10 George Clymer to Richard Peters, June 8, 1789
- 2.2.5.11 Fisher Ames to Thomas Dwight, June 11, 1789
- 2.2.5.12 Fisher Ames to George R. Minot, June 12, 1789
- 2.2.5.13 Abraham Baldwin to Joel Barlow, June 14, 1789
- 2.2.5.14 Henry Gibbs to Roger Sherman, July 17, 1789
- 2.2.5.15 Pierce Butler to James Iredell, August 11, 1789
- 2.2.5.16 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, August 28, 1789
- 2.2.5.17 Theodorick Bland Randolph to St. George Tucker, September 9, 1789
- 2.3 Discussion of Rights
- 2.1 Texts
- Ch.3 Amendment I: Assembly and Petition Clauses
- 3.1 Texts
- 3.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 3.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 3.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 3.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 3.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 15, 1789
- 3.1.1.5 Motion by Sedgwick in House, August 15, 1789
- 3.1.1.6 Motion by Tucker in House, August 15, 1789
- 3.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 3.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 3.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 3.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 3.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789
- 3.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 3.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 3.1.1.14 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 3.1.1.15 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 3.1.1.16 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 3.1.1.17 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 3.1.1.18 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 3.1.1.19 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 3.1.1.20 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 3.1.1.21 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 3.1.1.22 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 3.1.1.23 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 3.1.1.24 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 3.1.1.25 Printed Versions
- 3.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 3.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 3.1.4 Other Texts
- 3.1.4.1 Tumultuous Petition Act, 1661
- 3.1.4.2 English Bill of Rights, 1689
- 3.1.4.3 Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, October 19, 1765
- 3.1.4.4 Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14, 1774
- 3.1.4.5 Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- 3.1.4.6 Richard Henry Lee to Edmund Randolph, Proposed Amendments, October 16, 1787
- 3.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 3.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 3.2.1 The First Congress
- 3.2.1.1 June 8, 1789
- 3.2.1.2 August 15, 1789
- 3.2.1.2.a
- Mr. Sedgwick
- Mr. Benson .
- Mr. Sedgwick
- Mr. Tucker
- Mr. Gerry
- Mr. Page .
- Mr. Vining
- Mr. Hartley
- Mr. Gerry
- Mr. Sedgwick
- Mr. Hartley
- Mr. Page .
- Mr. Clymer .
- Mr. Sherman.
- Mr. Jackson
- Mr. Gerry .
- Mr. Madison .
- Mr. Smith (of S.C.)
- Mr. Stone .
- Mr. Gerry .
- Mr. Vining.
- Mr. Livermore
- Mr. Gerry
- Mr. Sedgwick
- Mr. Livermore
- Mr. Ames
- Mr. Page
- Mr. Wadsworth .
- Mr. Sumter.
- Mr. Burke .
- Mr. Seney
- Mr. Burke .
- Mr. Sinnickson
- Mr. Lawrance
- Mr. Madison
- Mr. Burke
- Mr. Smith (of S.C.)
- Mr. Burke
- 3.2.1.2.b
- 3.2.1.2.c
- 3.2.1.2.d
- 3.2.2 State Conventions
- 3.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 3.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 3.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 3.2.1 The First Congress
- 3.3 Discussion of Rights
- 3.1 Texts
- Ch.4 Amendment II: Keep and Bear Arms Clause
- 4.1 Texts
- 4.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 4.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 4.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 4.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 4.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 4.1.1.5 Motion by Gerry in House, August 17, 1789
- 4.1.1.6 Motion by Jackson in House, August 17, 1789
- 4.1.1.7 Motion by Benson in House, August 17, 1789
- 4.1.1.8 Motion by Gerry in House, August 17, 1789
- 4.1.1.9 Motion by Burke in House, August 17, 1789
- 4.1.1.10 Further House Consideration, August 20, 1789
- 4.1.1.11 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 4.1.1.12 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 4.1.1.13 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 4.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 4.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 4.1.1.16 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 4.1.1.17 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 4.1.1.18 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 4.1.1.19 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 4.1.1.20 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 4.1.1.21 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 4.1.1.22 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 4.1.1.23 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 4.1.1.24 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 4.1.1.25 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 4.1.1.26 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 4.1.1.27 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 4.1.1.28 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 4.1.1.29 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 4.1.1.30 Printed Versions
- 4.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 4.1.2.1 Maryland Minority, April 26, 1788
- 4.1.2.2 Massachusetts Minority, February 6, 1788
- 4.1.2.3 New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
- 4.1.2.4 New York, July 26, 1788
- 4.1.2.5 North Carolina, August 1, 1788
- 4.1.2.6 Pennsylvania Minority, December 12, 1787
- 4.1.2.7 Rhode Island, May 29, 1790
- 4.1.2.8 Virginia, June 27, 1788
- 4.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 4.1.3.1 Delaware: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 4.1.3.2 Georgia: Constitution, 1777
- 4.1.3.3 Massachusetts: Constitution, 1780
- 4.1.3.4 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 4.1.3.5 New York: Constitution, 1777
- 4.1.3.6 North Carolina: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 4.1.3.7 Pennsylvania
- 4.1.3.8 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 4.1.3.9 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1777
- 4.1.4 Other Texts
- 4.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 4.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 4.3 Discussion of Rights
- 4.1 Texts
- Ch.5 Amendment III: Quartering Soldiers Clause
- 5.1 Texts
- 5.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 5.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 5.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 5.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 5.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 5.1.1.5 Motion by Sumter in House, August 17, 1789
- 5.1.1.6 Motion by Gerry in House, August 17, 1789
- 5.1.1.7 Further Consideration by House, August 21, 1789
- 5.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 5.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 5.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 5.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 5.1.1.12 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 5.1.1.13 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 5.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 5.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 5.1.1.16 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 5.1.1.17 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 5.1.1.18 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 5.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 5.1.1.20 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 5.1.1.21 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 5.1.1.22 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 5.1.1.23 Printed Versions
- 5.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 5.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 5.1.4 Other Texts
- 5.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 5.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 5.3 Discussion of Rights
- 5.1 Texts
- Ch.6 Amendment IV: Search and Seizure Clause
- 6.1 Texts
- 6.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 6.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 6.1.1.2 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 6.1.1.3 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 6.1.1.4 Motion by Gerry or Benson in House, August 17, 1789
- 6.1.1.5 Motion by Benson or Gerry in House, August 17, 1789
- 6.1.1.6 Motion by Livermore in House, August 17, 1789
- 6.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 6.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 6.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 6.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 6.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 6.1.1.12 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 6.1.1.13 Further Consideration by House, September 21, 1789
- 6.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 6.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 6.1.1.16 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 6.1.1.17 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 6.1.1.18 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 6.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 6.1.1.20 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 6.1.1.21 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 6.1.1.22 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 6.1.1.23 Printed Versions
- 6.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 6.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 6.1.3.1 Delaware: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 6.1.3.2 Maryland: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 6.1.3.3 Massachusetts: Constitution, 1780
- 6.1.3.4 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 6.1.3.5 North Carolina: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 6.1.3.6 Pennsylvania
- 6.1.3.7 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 6.1.3.8 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, May 6, 1776
- 6.1.4 Other Texts
- 6.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 6.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 6.2.1 The First Congress
- 6.2.2 State Conventions
- 6.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 6.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 6.2.4.1 Centinel, No. 1, October 5, 1787
- 6.2.4.2 The Federal Farmer, No. 4, October 12, 1787
- 6.2.4.3 Centinel, No. 2, October 24, 1787
- 6.2.4.4 Brutus, No. 2, November 1, 1787
- 6.2.4.5 An Old Whig, No. 5, November 1, 1787
- 6.2.4.6 A Son of Liberty, November 8, 1787
- 6.2.4.7 The Federal Farmer, No. 6, December 25, 1787
- 6.2.4.8 A Columbian Patriot, February 1788
- 6.2.4.9 A Farmer and Planter, April 1, 1788
- 6.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 6.3 Discussion of Rights
- 6.1 Texts
- Ch.7 Amendment V: Grand Jury Clause
- 7.1 Texts
- 7.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 7.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 7.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 7.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 7.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 18, 1789
- 7.1.1.5 Motion by Burke in House, August 18, 1789
- 7.1.1.6 Motion by Burke in House, August 18, 1789
- 7.1.1.7 Motion by Gerry in House, August 21, 1789
- 7.1.1.8 Motion by Gerry in House, August 21, 1789
- 7.1.1.9 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 7.1.1.10 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 7.1.1.11 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 7.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 7.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 7.1.1.14 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 7.1.1.15 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 7.1.1.16 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 7.1.1.17 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 7.1.1.18 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 7.1.1.19 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 7.1.1.20 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 7.1.1.21 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 7.1.1.22 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 7.1.1.23 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 7.1.1.24 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 7.1.1.25 Printed Versions
- 7.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 7.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 7.1.4 Other Texts
- 7.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 7.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 7.3 Discussion of Rights
- 7.1 Texts
- Ch.8 Amendment V: Double Jeopardy Clause
- 8.1 Texts
- 8.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 8.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 8.1.1.2 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 8.1.1.3 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 8.1.1.4 Motion by Benson in House, August 17, 1789
- 8.1.1.5 Motion by Partridge in House, August 17, 1789
- 8.1.1.6 Motion by Lawrance in House, August 17, 1789
- 8.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 8.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 8.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 8.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 8.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 8.1.1.12 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 8.1.1.13 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 8.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 8.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 8.1.1.16 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 8.1.1.17 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 8.1.1.18 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 8.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 8.1.1.20 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 8.1.1.21 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 8.1.1.22 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 8.1.1.23 Printed Versions
- 8.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 8.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 8.1.4 Other Texts
- 8.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 8.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 8.3 Discussion of Rights
- 8.1 Texts
- Ch.9 Amendment V: Self-Incrimination Clause
- 9.1 Texts
- 9.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 9.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 9.1.1.2 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 9.1.1.3 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 9.1.1.4 Motion by Benson in House, August 17, 1789
- 9.1.1.5 Motion by Partridge in House, August 17, 1789
- 9.1.1.6 Motion by Lawrance in House, August 17, 1789
- 9.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 9.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 9.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 9.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 9.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 9.1.1.12 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 9.1.1.13 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 9.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 9.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 9.1.1.16 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 9.1.1.17 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 9.1.1.18 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 9.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 9.1.1.20 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 9.1.1.21 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 9.1.1.22 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 9.1.1.23 Printed Versions
- 9.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 9.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 9.1.3.1 Delaware: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 9.1.3.2 Maryland: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 9.1.3.3 Massachusetts
- 9.1.3.4 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 9.1.3.5 North Carolina: A Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 9.1.3.6 Pennsylvania
- 9.1.3.7 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 9.1.3.8 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 9.1.4 Other Texts
- 9.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 9.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 9.3 Discussion of Rights
- 9.1 Texts
- Ch.10 Amendment V: Due Process Clause
- 10.1 Texts
- 10.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 10.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 10.1.1.2 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 10.1.1.3 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 10.1.1.4 Motion by Benson in House, August 17, 1789
- 10.1.1.5 Motion by Partridge in House, August 17, 1789
- 10.1.1.6 Motion by Lawrance in House, August 17, 1789
- 10.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 10.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 10.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 10.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 10.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 10.1.1.12 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 10.1.1.13 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 10.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 10.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 10.1.1.16 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 10.1.1.17 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 10.1.1.18 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 10.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 10.1.1.20 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 10.1.1.21 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 10.1.1.22 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 10.1.1.23 Printed Versions
- 10.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 10.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 10.1.3.1 Connecticut
- 10.1.3.2 Maryland
- 10.1.3.3 Massachusetts
- 10.1.3.4 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 10.1.3.5 New Jersey
- 10.1.3.6 New York
- 10.1.3.7 North Carolina: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 10.1.3.8 Pennsylvania
- 10.1.3.9 Rhode Island: Code of Laws, 1647
- 10.1.3.10 South Carolina
- 10.1.3.11 Vermont: Declaration of Rights, 1777
- 10.1.3.12 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, May 6, 1776
- 10.1.4 Other Texts
- 10.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 10.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 10.3 Discussion of Rights
- 10.1 Texts
- Ch.11 Amendment V: Takings Clause
- 11.1 Texts
- 11.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 11.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 11.1.1.2 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 11.1.1.3 Consideration by House, August 17, 1789
- 11.1.1.4 Motion by Benson in House, August 17, 1789
- 11.1.1.5 Motion by Partridge in House, August 17, 1789
- 11.1.1.6 Motion by Lawrance in House, August 17, 1789
- 11.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 11.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 11.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 11.1.1.10 Further Consideration by Senate, September 4, 1789
- 11.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 11.1.1.12 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 11.1.1.13 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 11.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 11.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 11.1.1.16 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 11.1.1.17 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 11.1.1.18 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 11.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 11.1.1.20 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 11.1.1.21 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 11.1.1.22 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 11.1.1.23 Printed Versions
- 11.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 11.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 11.1.4 Other Texts
- 11.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 11.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 11.3 Discussion of Rights
- 11.1 Texts
- Ch.12 Amendment VI: Criminal Trial Clauses
- 12.1 Texts
- 12.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 12.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 12.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 12.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 12.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 12.1.1.5 Motion by Burke in House, August 17, 1789
- 12.1.1.6 Motion by Livermore in House, August 17, 1789
- 12.1.1.7 Motion by Burke in House, August 17, 1789
- 12.1.1.8 House Consideration, August 18, 1789
- 12.1.1.9 Motion by Burke in House, August 18, 1789
- 12.1.1.10 Motion by Burke in House, August 18, 1789
- 12.1.1.11 Motion by Gerry in House, August 21, 1789
- 12.1.1.12 Motion by Gerry in House, August 21, 1789
- 12.1.1.13 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 12.1.1.14 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 12.1.1.15 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 12.1.1.16 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 12.1.1.17 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 12.1.1.18 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 12.1.1.19 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 12.1.1.20 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 12.1.1.21 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 12.1.1.22 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 12.1.1.23 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 12.1.1.24 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 12.1.1.25 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 12.1.1.26 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 12.1.1.27 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 12.1.1.28 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 12.1.1.29 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 12.1.1.30 Printed Versions
- 12.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 12.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 12.1.3.1 Delaware: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 12.1.3.2 Georgia
- 12.1.3.3 Maryland, Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 12.1.3.4 Massachusetts
- 12.1.3.5 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 12.1.3.6 New Jersey
- 12.1.3.7 New York
- 12.1.3.8 North Carolina
- 12.1.3.9 Pennsylvania
- 12.1.3.10 Rhode Island: Code of Laws, 1647
- 12.1.3.11 South Carolina
- 12.1.3.12 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 12.1.3.13 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 12.1.4 Other Texts
- 12.1.4.1 Statute of Westminster I, 1275
- 12.1.4.2 Magna Carta, 1297
- 12.1.4.3 Petition of Right, 1627
- 12.1.4.4 English Bill of Rights, 1689
- 12.1.4.5 Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, October 19, 1765
- 12.1.4.6 Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, October 14, 1774
- 12.1.4.7 Declaration of Independence, 1776
- 12.1.4.8 Northwest Territory Ordinance, 1787
- 12.1.4.9 Richard Henry Lee to Edmund Randolph, Proposed Amendments, October 16, 1787
- 12.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 12.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 12.2.1 The First Congress
- 12.2.2 State Conventions
- 12.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 12.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 12.2.4.1 Centinel, No. 1, October 5, 1787
- 12.2.4.2 The Federal Farmer, No. 2, October 9, 1787
- 12.2.4.3 The Federal Farmer, No. 3, October 10, 1787
- 12.2.4.4 The Federal Farmer, No. 4, October 12, 1787
- 12.2.4.5 One of the People, October 17, 1787
- 12.2.4.6 An Old Whig, No. 3, October 20, 1787
- 12.2.4.7 An American Citizen, No. 4, October 21, 1787
- 12.2.4.8 Centinel, No. 2, October 24, 1787
- 12.2.4.9 Timothy Meanwell, October 29, 1787
- 12.2.4.10 Cincinnatus, No. 1, November 1, 1787
- 12.2.4.11 Timoleon, November 1, 1787
- 12.2.4.12 Brutus, No. 2, November 1, 1787
- 12.2.4.13 An Old Whig, No. 5, November 1, 1787
- 12.2.4.14 A Son of Liberty, November 8, 1787
- 12.2.4.15 Uncus, November 9, 1787
- 12.2.4.16 Gentleman in New-York, November 14, 1787
- 12.2.4.17 A Georgian, November 15, 1787
- 12.2.4.18 A Countryman, No. 2, November 22, 1787
- 12.2.4.19 A Well-Informed Correspondent, November 28, 1787
- 12.2.4.20 James McHenry, Speech to the Maryland House, November 29, 1787
- 12.2.4.21 A Countryman, No. 3, November 29, 1787
- 12.2.4.22 Philadelphiensis, No. 3, December 5, 1787
- 12.2.4.23 Agrippa, No. 5, December 11, 1787
- 12.2.4.24 Address and Reasons of Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, December 12, 1787
- 12.2.4.25 A Countryman, No. 5, December 20, 1787
- 12.2.4.26 Richard Henry Lee to Edmund Randolph, December 22, 1787
- 12.2.4.27 The Federal Farmer, No. 6, December 25, 1787
- 12.2.4.28 America, December 31, 1787
- 12.2.4.29 A Countryman, December 1787–January 1788
- 12.2.4.30 Agrippa, No. 10, January 1, 1788
- 12.2.4.31 The Federal Farmer, No. 15, January 18, 1788
- 12.2.4.32 Curtiopolis, January 18, 1788
- 12.2.4.33 The Federalist, No. 41, January 19, 1788
- 12.2.4.34 The Federal Farmer, No. 16, January 20, 1788
- 12.2.4.35 A Countryman, No. 5, January 22, 1788
- 12.2.4.36 Philadelphiensis, No. 8, January 23, 1788
- 12.2.4.37 Hampden, January 26, 1788
- 12.2.4.38 Aristides, January 31, 1788
- 12.2.4.39 A Farmer, No. 2, February 1, 1788
- 12.2.4.40 Luther Martin, Genuine Information, No. 10, February 1, 1788
- 12.2.4.41 Agrippa, No. 16, February 5, 1788
- 12.2.4.42 Philadelphiensis, No. 9, February 6, 1788
- 12.2.4.43 An Old Whig, No. 8, February 6, 1788
- 12.2.4.44 Deliberator, February 20, 1788
- 12.2.4.45 Hugh Williamson, Speech, February 25, 1788
- 12.2.4.46 The Impartial Examiner, No. 1, February 27 and March 5, 1788
- 12.2.4.47 Brutus, No. 14, February 28, 1788
- 12.2.4.48 The Landholder, No. 10, February 29, 1788
- 12.2.4.49 Publicola, March 20, 1788
- 12.2.4.50 A Farmer, No. 4, March 21, 1788
- 12.2.4.51 Luther Martin, Speech to Maryland General Assembly, March 30, 1788
- 12.2.4.52 A Citizen of New-York, April 15, 1788
- 12.2.4.53 Fabius, No. 4, April 19, 1788
- 12.2.4.54 Aristocrotis, April 1788
- 12.2.4.55 Address of a Minority of the Maryland Convention, May 1, 1788
- 12.2.4.56 The Federalist, No. 81, May 28, 1788
- 12.2.4.57 The Federalist, No. 83, May 28, 1788
- 12.2.4.58 The Federalist, No. 84, May 28, 1788
- 12.2.4.59 A [New Hampshire] Farmer, No. 3, June 6, 1788
- 12.2.4.60 Sydney, Address, June 13 & 14, 1788
- 12.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 12.2.5.1 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787
- 12.2.5.2 Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Donald, February 7, 1788
- 12.2.5.3 Thomas Jefferson to C. W. F. Dumas, February 12, 1788
- 12.2.5.4 George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, April 28, 1788
- 12.2.5.5 James Madison to George Eve, January 2, 1789
- 12.2.5.6 Thomas Jefferson to Francis Hopkinson, March 13, 1789
- 12.2.5.7 William R. Davie to James Madison, June 10, 1789
- 12.2.5.8 Fisher Ames to Thomas Dwight, June 11, 1789
- 12.2.5.9 Abraham Baldwin to Joel Barlow, June 14, 1789
- 12.2.5.10 Tench Coxe to James Madison, June 18, 1789
- 12.2.5.11 Samuel Nasson to George Thatcher, July 9, 1789
- 12.2.5.12 Henry Gibbs to Roger Sherman, July 16, 1789
- 12.2.5.13 Benjamin Goodhue to Samuel Phillips, September 13, 1789
- 12.2.5.14 James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, September 14, 1789
- 12.2.5.15 James Madison to Edmund Pendleton, September 23, 1789
- 12.3 Discussion of Rights
- 12.1 Texts
- Ch.13 Amendment VII: Civil Jury Trial Clauses
- 13.1 Texts
- 13.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 13.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 13.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 13.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 13.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 13.1.1.5 Motion by Benson in House, August 17, 1789
- 13.1.1.6 Motion by Sedgwick in House, August 17, 1789
- 13.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 13.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 13.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 13.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 13.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 4, 1789
- 13.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 7, 1789
- 13.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 13.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 13.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 13.1.1.16 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 13.1.1.17 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 13.1.1.18 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 13.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 13.1.1.20 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 13.1.1.21 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 13.1.1.22 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 13.1.1.23 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 13.1.1.24 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 13.1.1.25 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 13.1.1.26 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 13.1.1.27 Printed Versions
- 13.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 13.1.2.1 Maryland Minority, April 26, 1788
- 13.1.2.2 Massachusetts, February 6, 1788
- 13.1.2.3 New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
- 13.1.2.4 New York, July 26, 1788
- 13.1.2.5 North Carolina, August 1, 1788
- 13.1.2.6 Pennsylvania Minority, December 12, 1787
- 13.1.2.7 Rhode Island, May 29, 1790
- 13.1.2.8 Virginia, June 27, 1788
- 13.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 13.1.3.1 Delaware: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 13.1.3.2 Georgia
- 13.1.3.3 Maryland: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 13.1.3.4 Massachusetts
- 13.1.3.5 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1784
- 13.1.3.6 New Jersey
- 13.1.3.7 New York
- 13.1.3.8 North Carolina
- 13.1.3.9 Pennsylvania
- 13.1.3.10 Rhode Island: Code of Laws, 1647
- 13.1.3.11 South Carolina
- 13.1.3.12 Vermont
- 13.1.3.13 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 13.1.4 Other Texts
- 13.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 13.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 13.2.1 The First Congress
- 13.2.2 State Conventions
- 13.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 13.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 13.2.4.1 Address of the Seceding Assemblymen, October 2, 1787
- 13.2.4.2 Centinel, No. 1, October 5, 1787
- 13.2.4.3 Blessings of the New Government, October 6, 1787
- 13.2.4.4 James Wilson, Address to the Citizens of Philadelphia, October 6, 1787
- 13.2.4.5 George Mason, Objections to the Constitution, October 7, 1787
- 13.2.4.6 The Federal Farmer, No. 2, October 9, 1787
- 13.2.4.7 The Federal Farmer, No. 3, October 10, 1787
- 13.2.4.8 The Federal Farmer, No. 4, October 12, 1787
- 13.2.4.9 A Democratic Federalist, October 17, 1787
- 13.2.4.10 One of the People, October 17, 1787
- 13.2.4.11 A Citizen of Philadelphia, October 18, 1787
- 13.2.4.12 An Old Whig, No. 3, October 20, 1787
- 13.2.4.13 An American Citizen, No. 4, October 21, 1787
- 13.2.4.14 Centinel, No. 2, October 24, 1787
- 13.2.4.15 Proclamation, Wat Tyler, October 24, 1787
- 13.2.4.16 Timothy Meanwell, October 29, 1787
- 13.2.4.17 Cincinnatus, No. 1, November 1, 1787
- 13.2.4.18 Timoleon, November 1, 1787
- 13.2.4.19 Brutus, No. 2, November 1, 1787
- 13.2.4.20 An Old Whig, No. 5, November 1, 1787
- 13.2.4.21 An Officer of the Late Continental Army, November 6, 1787
- 13.2.4.22 Cincinnatus, No. 2, November 8, 1787
- 13.2.4.23 A Son of Liberty, November 8, 1787
- 13.2.4.24 Uncus, November 9, 1787
- 13.2.4.25 Gentleman in New-York, November 14, 1787
- 13.2.4.26 A Georgian, November 15, 1787
- 13.2.4.27 Cincinnatus, No. 3, November 15, 1787
- 13.2.4.28 Letter, November 21, 1787
- 13.2.4.29 Demosthenes Minor, November 22, 1787
- 13.2.4.30 A Countryman, No. 2, November 22, 1787
- 13.2.4.31 A Well-Informed Correspondent, November 28, 1787
- 13.2.4.32 James McHenry, Speech to the Maryland House, November 29, 1787
- 13.2.4.33 Luther Martin, Speech to the Maryland House, November 29, 1787
- 13.2.4.34 A Countryman, No. 3, November 29, 1787
- 13.2.4.35 Cincinnatus, No. 5, November 29, 1787
- 13.2.4.36 Essay by One of the Common People, December 3, 1787
- 13.2.4.37 Philadelphiensis, No. 3, December 5, 1787
- 13.2.4.38 Cumberland County Petition to the Pennsylvania Convention, December 5, 1787
- 13.2.4.39 The People: Unconstitutionalism, December 10, 1787
- 13.2.4.40 Address and Reasons of Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, December 12, 1787
- 13.2.4.41 A Countryman, No. 5, December 20, 1787
- 13.2.4.42 Reply to George Mason’s Objections to a Constitution, December 19 and 26, 1787
- 13.2.4.43 America, December 31, 1787
- 13.2.4.44 John Nicholson, Petition Against Confirmation of the Ratification of the Constitution, January 1788
- 13.2.4.45 A Citizen of New Haven, January 7, 1788
- 13.2.4.46 Curtiopolis, January 18, 1788
- 13.2.4.47 The Federal Farmer, No. 15, January 18, 1788
- 13.2.4.48 The Federalist, No. 41, January 19, 1788
- 13.2.4.49 The Federal Farmer, No. 16, January 20, 1788
- 13.2.4.50 Philadelphiensis, No. 18, January 23, 1788
- 13.2.4.51 Aristides, January 31, 1788
- 13.2.4.52 Luther Martin, Genuine Information, No. 10, February 1, 1788
- 13.2.4.53 Philadelphiensis, No. 9, February 6, 1788
- 13.2.4.54 An Old Whig, No. 8, February 6, 1788
- 13.2.4.55 Letter, February 21, 1788
- 13.2.4.56 Hugh Williamson, Speech, February 25, 1788
- 13.2.4.57 The Impartial Examiner, No. 1, February 27 and March 5, 1788
- 13.2.4.58 Brutus, No. 14, February 28 and March 6, 1788
- 13.2.4.59 A Columbian Patriot, February 1788
- 13.2.4.60 The Landholder, No. 10, February 29, 1788
- 13.2.4.61 Publicola, March 20, 1788
- 13.2.4.62 A Farmer, No. 4, March 21, 1788
- 13.2.4.63 Aristocrotis, April 1788
- 13.2.4.64 Address of a Minority of the Maryland Convention, May 1, 1788
- 13.2.4.65 The Federalist, No. 81, May 28, 1788
- 13.2.4.66 The Federalist, No. 83, May 28, 1788
- 13.2.4.67 The Federalist, No. 84, May 28, 1788
- 13.2.4.68 A [New Hampshire] Farmer, No. 3, June 6, 1788
- 13.2.4.69 Sydney, Address, June 13 & 14, 1788
- 13.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 13.2.5.1 David Redick to William Irvine, September 24, 1787
- 13.2.5.2 William Pierce to St. George Tucker, September 28, 1787
- 13.2.5.3 James Madison to George Washington, September 30, 1787
- 13.2.5.4 Arthur Lee to John Adams, October 3, 1787
- 13.2.5.5 Louis Guillaume Otto to Comte de Montmorin, October 20, 1787
- 13.2.5.6 Richard Henry Lee to Samuel Adams, October 27, 1787
- 13.2.5.7 William Grayson to William Short, November 10, 1787
- 13.2.5.8 David Ramsay to Benjamin Rush, November 10, 1787
- 13.2.5.9 Town of Preston, Connecticut, to the Connecticut Convention, November 12, 1787
- 13.2.5.10 James White to Richard Caswell, November 13, 1787
- 13.2.5.11 William Shippen, Jr., to Thomas Lee Shippen, November 22, 1787
- 13.2.5.12 From Roger Sherman, December 8, 1787
- 13.2.5.13 George Lee Turberville to James Madison, December 11, 1787
- 13.2.5.14 Thomas Jefferson to William Carmichael, December 15, 1787
- 13.2.5.15 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787
- 13.2.5.16 Timothy Pickering to Charles Tillinghast, December 24, 1787
- 13.2.5.17 Thomas Paine to George Clymer, December 29, 1787
- 13.2.5.18 Thomas Jefferson to Uriah Forrest, December 31, 1787
- 13.2.5.19 Thomas B. Wait to George Thatcher, January 8, 1788
- 13.2.5.20 Samuel Holden Parsons to William Cushing, January 11, 1788
- 13.2.5.21 Charles Johnson to James Iredell, January 14, 1788
- 13.2.5.22 Letter from Centinel, January 19, 1788
- 13.2.5.23 Thomas Jefferson to William Stephen Smith, February 2, 1788
- 13.2.5.24 Marquis de Lafayette to George Washington, February 4, 1788
- 13.2.5.25 George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, April 28, 1788
- 13.2.5.26 William R. Davie to James Madison, June 10, 1789
- 13.2.5.27 Fisher Ames to Thomas Dwight, June 11, 1789
- 13.2.5.28 Diary of William Maclay, July 10–11, 1789
- 13.2.5.29 Thomas Jefferson to the Abbé Arnoux, July 19, 1789
- 13.3 Discussion of Rights
- 13.1 Texts
- Ch.14 Amendment VIII: Bail/Punishment Clauses
- 14.1 Texts
- 14.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 14.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 14.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 14.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 14.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 14.1.1.5 House Consideration, August 18, 1789
- 14.1.1.6 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 14.1.1.7 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 14.1.1.8 Further Senate Consideration, September 7, 1789
- 14.1.1.9 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 14.1.1.10 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 14.1.1.11 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 14.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 14.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 14.1.1.14 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 14.1.1.15 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 14.1.1.16 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 14.1.1.17 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 14.1.1.18 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 14.1.1.19 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 14.1.1.20 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 14.1.1.21 Printed Versions
- 14.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 14.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 14.1.3.1 Connecticut: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 14.1.3.2 Delaware: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 14.1.3.3 Georgia: Constitution, 1777
- 14.1.3.4 Maryland: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 14.1.3.5 Massachusetts
- 14.1.3.6 New Hampshire: Bill of Rights, 1783
- 14.1.3.7 New York
- 14.1.3.8 North Carolina: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 14.1.3.9 Pennsylvania
- 14.1.3.10 South Carolina
- 14.1.3.11 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 14.1.3.12 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 14.1.4 Other Texts
- 14.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 14.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 14.2.1 The First Congress
- 14.2.2 State Conventions
- 14.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 14.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 14.2.4.1 George Mason, Objections to the Constitution, October 7, 1787
- 14.2.4.2 Centinel, No. 2, October 24, 1787
- 14.2.4.3 Brutus, No. 2, November 1, 1787
- 14.2.4.4 Philadelphiensis, No. 9, November 7, 1787
- 14.2.4.5 The Impartial Examiner, No. 1, February 27, and March 5, 1788
- 14.2.4.6 Marcus, No. 4, March 12, 1788
- 14.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 14.3 Discussion of Rights
- 14.1 Texts
- Ch.15 Amendment IX: Unenumerated Rights Clause
- 15.1 Texts
- 15.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 15.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 15.1.1.2 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 15.1.1.3 House Consideration, August 17, 1789
- 15.1.1.4 Motion by Gerry in House, August 17, 1789
- 15.1.1.5 House Consideration, August 21, 1789
- 15.1.1.6 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 15.1.1.7 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 15.1.1.8 Further Senate Consideration, September 7, 1789
- 15.1.1.9 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 15.1.1.10 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 15.1.1.11 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 15.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 15.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 15.1.1.14 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 15.1.1.15 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 15.1.1.16 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 15.1.1.17 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 15.1.1.18 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 15.1.1.19 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 15.1.1.20 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 15.1.1.21 Printed Versions
- 15.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 15.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 15.1.3.1 Delaware: Constitution, 1776
- 15.1.3.2 Georgia: Constitution, 1777
- 15.1.3.3 Maryland: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 15.1.3.4 Massachusetts: Constitution, 1780
- 15.1.3.5 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 15.1.3.6 New Jersey: Constitution, 1776
- 15.1.3.7 New York: Constitution, 1777
- 15.1.3.8 North Carolina: Constitution, 1776
- 15.1.3.9 Pennsylvania
- 15.1.3.10 South Carolina: Constitution, 1790
- 15.1.3.11 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 15.1.3.12 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 15.1.4 Other Texts
- 15.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 15.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 15.2.1 The First Congress
- 15.2.2 State Conventions
- 15.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 15.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 15.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 15.2.5.1 George Washington to President of Congress, September 17, 1787
- 15.2.5.2 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, October 24, 1787
- 15.2.5.3 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787
- 15.2.5.4 George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, April 28, 1788
- 15.2.5.5 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, October 17, 1788
- 15.2.5.6 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, March 15, 1789
- 15.2.5.7 Tench Coxe to James Madison, June 18, 1789
- 15.2.5.8 Richard Parker to Richard Henry Lee, July 6, 1789
- 15.2.5.9 Henry Gibbs to Roger Sherman, July 16, 1789
- 15.2.5.10 William L. Smith to Edward Rutledge, August 10, 1789
- 15.2.5.11 James Madison to George Washington, December 5, 1789
- 15.3 Discussion of Rights
- 15.1 Texts
- Ch.16 Amendment X: Reservation of Powers Clause
- 16.1 Texts
- 16.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 16.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789
- 16.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21–28, 1789
- 16.1.1.3 House Committee of Eleven Report, July 28, 1789
- 16.1.1.4 House Consideration, August 18, 1789
- 16.1.1.5 House Consideration, August 18, 1789
- 16.1.1.6 Motion by Tucker in House, August 18, 1789
- 16.1.1.7 Motion by Carroll or Gerry in House, August 18, 1789
- 16.1.1.8 Motion by Gerry in House, August 21, 1789
- 16.1.1.9 Motion by Sherman in House, August 21, 1789
- 16.1.1.10 House Resolution, August 24, 1789
- 16.1.1.11 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789
- 16.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 7, 1789
- 16.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 7, 1789
- 16.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 7, 1789
- 16.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789
- 16.1.1.16 Senate Resolution, September 9, 1789
- 16.1.1.17 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 16.1.1.18 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 16.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789
- 16.1.1.20 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 16.1.1.21 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789
- 16.1.1.22 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 16.1.1.23 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789
- 16.1.1.24 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 1789
- 16.1.1.25 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789
- 16.1.1.26 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789
- 16.1.1.27 Printed Versions
- 16.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions
- 16.1.2.1 Maryland Minority, April 26, 1788
- 16.1.2.2 Massachusetts, February 6, 1788
- 16.1.2.3 New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
- 16.1.2.4 New York, July 26, 1788
- 16.1.2.5 North Carolina, August 1, 1788
- 16.1.2.6 Pennsylvania Minority, December 12, 1787
- 16.1.2.7 South Carolina, May 23, 1788
- 16.1.2.8 Virginia, June 27, 1788
- 16.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 16.1.3.1 Delaware, 1776
- 16.1.3.2 Georgia, 1777
- 16.1.3.3 Maryland: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 16.1.3.4 Massachusetts: Constitution, 1780
- 16.1.3.5 New Hampshire: Constitution, 1783
- 16.1.3.6 New Jersey: Constitution, 1776
- 16.1.3.7 New York: Constitution, 1777
- 16.1.3.8 North Carolina: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 16.1.3.9 Pennsylvania
- 16.1.3.10 South Carolina: Constitution, 1790
- 16.1.3.11 Vermont: Constitution, 1777
- 16.1.3.12 Virginia: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 16.1.4 Other Texts
- 16.1.1 Drafts in First Congress
- 16.2 Discussion of Drafts and Proposals
- 16.2.1 The First Congress
- 16.2.2 State Conventions
- 16.2.3 Philadelphia Convention
- 16.2.4 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 16.2.4.1 John DeWitt, No. 2, October 1787
- 16.2.4.2 James Wilson, October 6, 1787
- 16.2.4.3 The Federal Farmer, No. 4, October 12, 1787
- 16.2.4.4 An Old Whig, No. 2, October 17, 1787
- 16.2.4.5 Centinel, No. 2, October 24, 1787
- 16.2.4.6 Cincinnatus, No. 1, November 1, 1787
- 16.2.4.7 A Landholder, No. 6, December 10, 1787
- 16.2.4.8 Address and Reasons of Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, December 18, 1787
- 16.2.4.9 A Citizen of New Haven, January 7, 1788
- 16.2.4.10 The Federal Farmer, No. 16, January 20, 1788
- 16.2.4.11 The Federalist, No. 84, May 28, 1788
- 16.2.5 Letters and Diaries
- 16.2.5.1 George Washington to President of Congress, September 17, 1787
- 16.2.5.2 Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth to Governor Huntington, September 26, 1787
- 16.2.5.3 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, October 24, 1787
- 16.2.5.4 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787
- 16.2.5.5 George Washington to Marquis de Lafayette, April 28, 1788
- 16.2.5.6 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, March 15, 1789
- 16.2.5.7 Abraham Baldwin to Joel Barlow, June 14, 1789
- 16.2.5.8 Tench Coxe to James Madison, June 18, 1789
- 16.2.5.9 Richard Parker to Richard Henry Lee, July 6, 1789
- 16.2.5.10 Henry Gibbs to Roger Sherman, July 16, 1789
- 16.2.5.11 William L. Smith to Edward Rutledge, August 10, 1789
- 16.2.5.12 James Madison to George Washington, December 5, 1789
- 16.3 Discussion of Rights
- 16.1 Texts
- Ch.17 Article I, Section 9, Clause 2: Habeas Corpus Clause
- 17.1 Texts
- 17.1.1 Drafts in the Philadelphia Convention
- 17.1.1.1 Proposal by Pinckney, May 29, 1787
- 17.1.1.2 Motion by Pinckney, August 20, 1787
- 17.1.1.3 Motion by Pinckney, August 28, 1787
- 17.1.1.4 Motion by Govr. Morris, August 28, 1787
- 17.1.1.5 Reference to Committee of Style and Arrangement, September 10, 1787
- 17.1.1.6 Report of Committee of Style and Arrangement, September 12, 1787
- 17.1.1.7 Printed Version, September 15, 1787
- 17.1.2 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 17.1.2.1 Georgia
- 17.1.2.2 Massachusetts: Constitution of Massachusetts, 1780
- 17.1.2.3 New Hampshire: Constitution of New-Hampshire, 1784
- 17.1.2.4 New York: Act for the Better Securing the Liberty of the Citizens, 1787
- 17.1.2.5 North Carolina: Declaration of Rights, 1776
- 17.1.2.6 Pennsylvania
- 17.1.2.7 South Carolina
- 17.1.2.8 Virginia
- 17.1.3 Other Texts
- 17.1.1 Drafts in the Philadelphia Convention
- 17.2 Discussions of Drafts and Proposals
- 17.2.1 Philadelphia Convention
- 17.2.2 State Conventions
- 17.2.3 Newspapers and Pamphlets
- 17.2.3.1 Pinckney, Observations on the Plan of Government …, October, 1787 (dated May 28, 1787)
- 17.2.3.2 Federal Farmer, No. 4, October 12, 1787
- 17.2.3.3 John DeWitt, No. 2, October 29, 1787
- 17.2.3.4 Truth: Disadvantages of Federalism, Upon the New Plan, November 14, 1787
- 17.2.3.5 A Georgian, November 15, 1787
- 17.2.3.6 Truth, November 24, 1787
- 17.2.3.7 A Briton, December 13, 1787
- 17.2.3.8 Cassius, No. 6, December 18, 1787
- 17.2.3.9 Federal Farmer, No. 6, December 25, 1787
- 17.2.3.10 Federal Farmer, No. 8, January 3, 1788
- 17.2.3.11 Brutus, January 17, 1788
- 17.2.3.12 Federal Farmer, No. 16, January 20, 1788
- 17.2.3.13 Martin, Genuine Information, January 22, 1788
- 17.2.3.14 Hampden, January 26, 1788
- 17.2.3.15 Martin, Reply to the Landholder, March 3, 1788
- 17.2.3.16 Federalist, No. 83 (Hamilton), May 28, 1788
- 17.2.3.17 Federalist, No. 84 (Hamilton), May 28, 1788
- 17.2.4 Letters and Diaries
- 17.3 Discussions of Rights
- 17.1 Texts
- Ch.18 Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1: Privileges and Immunities Clause
- 18.1 Texts
- 18.1.1 Drafts in Philadelphia Convention
- 18.1.1.1 Proposal by Pinckney, May 29, 1787
- 18.1.1.2 Committee of Detail “Report” No. III, After July 26, 1787
- 18.1.1.3 Committee of Detail “Report,” After July 26, 1787
- 18.1.1.4 Report of Committee of Detail, August 6, 1787
- 18.1.1.5 Motion, August 28, 1787
- 18.1.1.6 Reference to Committee of Style and Arrangement, September 10, 1787
- 18.1.1.7 Report of Committee of Style and Arrangement, September 12, 1787
- 18.1.1.8 Printed Version, September 15, 1787
- 18.1.2 State Constitutions and Laws; Colonial Charters and Laws
- 18.1.2.1 Connecticut
- 18.1.2.2 Delaware
- 18.1.2.3 Georgia
- 18.1.2.4 Maryland
- 18.1.2.5 Massachusetts
- 18.1.2.6 New Hampshire
- 18.1.2.7 New Jersey: Constitution, 1776
- 18.1.2.8 New York: Constitution, 1777
- 18.1.2.9 North Carolina
- 18.1.2.10 Pennsylvania
- 18.1.2.11 Rhode Island: Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1663
- 18.1.2.12 South Carolina
- 18.1.2.13 Vermont
- 18.1.2.14 Virginia
- 18.1.3 Other Texts
- 18.1.1 Drafts in Philadelphia Convention
- 18.2 Discussions of Drafts and Proposals
- 18.3 Discussions of Rights
- 18.1 Texts
- Ch.1 Amendment I: Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses
- Further Material
