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  1. constitutioncenter.org › pennsylvania-constitutionPennsylvania Constitution (1776) | Constitution Center

    With the new U.S. Constitution, the Framers were looking, in part, to respond to the flaws of these state constitutions, especially their powerful legislatures. The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 was, perhaps, the most democratic (and radical) of the state constitutions. The Pennsylvania Convention of 1776 was filled with political newcomers ...

  2. www.paconstitution.org › texts-of-the-constitutionConstitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – 1776

    The CONSTITUTION of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, As established by the GENERAL CONVENTION elected for that purpose, and held at Philadelphia, July 15th, 1776, and continued by adjournments to September 28th, 1776. WHEREAS all government ought to be instituted and supported for the security and protection of the community as such, and to ...

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  4. www.legis.state.pa.us › WU01 › LICONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA - PA General Assembly

    The commission shall act by a majority of its entire membership. (b) The commission shall consist of five members: four of whom shall be the majority and minority leaders of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, or deputies appointed by each of them, and a chairman selected as hereinafter provided.

  5. constitution.congress.gov › browse › essayFederalism and the Constitution | Constitution Annotated ...

    The Federalist No. 45 (James Madison) (The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Government_of_PennsylvaniaGovernment of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

    The Government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the governmental structure of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as established by the Pennsylvania Constitution. It is composed of three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. The state capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg .

  8. constitution.congress.gov › browse › essaySeparation of Powers Under the Constitution | Constitution ...

    While the text of the Constitution does not expressly refer to the doctrine of separation of powers, the Nation’s Founding document divides governmental power among three branches by vesting the Legislative Power of the Federal Government in Congress; 3 Footnote U.S. Const. art. I, § 1. the Executive Power in the President; 4 Footnote

  9. teachingamericanhistory.org › documentPennsylvania Declaration of Rights and Constitution

    Mar 18, 2024 · The Pennsylvania Constitution, prefaced by a Preamble and Declaration of Rights, was framed by a specially elected convention that met from mid-July to the end of September 1776. Pennsylvania followed the Virginia model of declaring a bill of rights prior to articulating the kind of republican government that will be established.