Pinckney Plan
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The Pinckney Plan was an early, influential but ultimately rejected draft proposal for the United States Constitution submitted by South Carolina delegate Charles Pinckney at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
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| Pinckney Plan canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Pinckney Plan Context triple: [Charles Pinckney, notableWork, Pinckney Plan]
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New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was a proposal at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, preserving the structure and powers of the existing Confederation Congress.
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Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population, shaping the framework of the U.S. Constitution.
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Galloway Plan of Union
The Galloway Plan of Union was a 1774 proposal at the First Continental Congress to create a unified colonial government under British authority in an effort to avert the American Revolution.
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Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
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Hillsborough Convention of 1788
The Hillsborough Convention of 1788 was a gathering of North Carolina delegates who debated but initially refused to ratify the newly drafted U.S. Constitution, reflecting strong Anti-Federalist concerns.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pinckney Plan Target entity description: The Pinckney Plan was an early, influential but ultimately rejected draft proposal for the United States Constitution submitted by South Carolina delegate Charles Pinckney at the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
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A.
New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan was a proposal at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, preserving the structure and powers of the existing Confederation Congress.
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B.
Virginia Plan
The Virginia Plan was a proposal at the 1787 Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population, shaping the framework of the U.S. Constitution.
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C.
Galloway Plan of Union
The Galloway Plan of Union was a 1774 proposal at the First Continental Congress to create a unified colonial government under British authority in an effort to avert the American Revolution.
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D.
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
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E.
Hillsborough Convention of 1788
The Hillsborough Convention of 1788 was a gathering of North Carolina delegates who debated but initially refused to ratify the newly drafted U.S. Constitution, reflecting strong Anti-Federalist concerns.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional proposal
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draft plan ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| archivalStatus | original text lost ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| datePresented | 1787-05-29 ⓘ |
| discussedInBody | Committee of the Whole ⓘ |
| genre | constitutional draft ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | delegate from South Carolina ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| historicalSignificance |
early comprehensive draft of the U.S. Constitution
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influenced structure and language of the final Constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| knownFrom | later copies and reconstructions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPresentation | Pennsylvania State House ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Pinckney ⓘ |
| presentedAt | Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| presentedInCity | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| presentedInYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| proposedBillOfRights | did not contain a separate bill of rights ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Charles Pinckney ⓘ |
| proposedChamber | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| proposedExecutive | single executive ⓘ |
| proposedExecutiveReelection | ineligible for immediate reelection ⓘ |
| proposedExecutiveTermLength | 7 years ⓘ |
| proposedExecutiveTitle | President ⓘ |
| proposedImpeachmentPower | House power of impeachment ⓘ |
| proposedImpeachmentTrialBody | Senate ⓘ |
| proposedJudicialTenure | during good behavior ⓘ |
| proposedJudiciary | national judiciary ⓘ |
| proposedLowerHouseSelection | popular election ⓘ |
| proposedNationalLegislativePowers |
power to legislate in all cases where separate states are incompetent
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power to negative state laws ⓘ |
| proposedRepresentationBasis | population-based representation in at least one house ⓘ |
| proposedStateRelations | stronger national government over the states ⓘ |
| proposedSupremacy | national laws supreme over state laws ⓘ |
| proposedTreatyPower | Senate participation in treaty-making ⓘ |
| proposedUpperHouseSelection | state legislature election ⓘ |
| proposedVetoPower | executive and judiciary joint veto ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
New Jersey Plan
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Virginia Plan ⓘ |
| status | rejected ⓘ |
| subjectOfDebate |
authenticity of surviving text
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extent of its influence on the final Constitution ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Founding of the United States
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surface form:
Founding Era of the United States
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