How to Build a Nation in 15 Weeks

Week 8, Part 2: When in Doubt, Keep it Vague


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The delegates revisit the Executive Power. The Judicial Branch finally comes up again and the delegates debate how to pick judges. Nathaniel Gorham proposes that the Executive pick judges with the Senate’s “advice and consent,” though nobody really knows what this means. The Council of Revision makes another appearance but the delegates want judges to stay in their lane.  Chief Justice Jay writes to Washington, and civility reigns, except when it doesn’t.

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How to Build a Nation in 15 WeeksBy Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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