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Observations on Mr. Pinkney’s plan &c. &c
| In the plan of Mr. Pinkney as presented to Mr. Adams & published in the Journal of the Convention. | The plan according to his comments in the pamphlet printed by Francis Childs in New York. |
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| The House of Representatives to be chosen.[1] | No provision for electing the House of Representatives. |
| No council of Revision. | A Council of Revision consisting of the Executive and principal officers
of government. “This, I consider as an improvement in legislation, and have therefore incorporated it as a part of the system.” |
| The President to be elected for years— | The Executive to be appointed septennially |
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—“have a right to convene and prorogue the Legislature upon special
occasions, when they cannot agree as to the time of their adjournment; |
| “and, except as to Ambassadors, other Ministers, and Judges of the Supreme Court, he shall nominate, and with the consent of the Senate, appoint all other officers of the U.S.” | and appoint all officers except Judges and Foreign Ministers.” |
| The 7th Article gives the Senate the exclusive power to regulate the manner
of deciding all disputes and controversies now subsisting, or which may arise, between the States, respecting jurisdiction or territory: |
“The 9th article respecting the appointment of Federal Courts for deciding
territorial controversies between different States, is the same with that in the Confederation; but this may with propriety be left to the Supreme Judicial.” |
| Article 6th. “all laws regulating commerce shall require the assent | “In all those important questions where the present Confed- |
- ↑ Crossed out: “by the people; with details similar to the 2d. section 1. article of the Constitution of the U.S.”
