Constitutional Convention. Second to James Madison’s Motion on Amending the Constitution, 10 September 1787

Constitutional Convention. Second to James Madison’s
Motion on Amending the Constitution

Philadelphia, September 10, 1787. On this date, Hamilton seconded the following motion made by James Madison: “The Legislature of the U.S. whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem necessary, or on the application of two thirds of the Legislatures of the several States, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part thereof, when the same shall have been ratified by three fourths at least of the Legislatures of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Legislature of the U S.”

Hunt and Scott, Debates description begins Gaillard Hunt and James Brown Scott, eds., The Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Which Framed the Constitution of the United States of America. Reported by James Madison (New York, 1920). description ends , 540.

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Title: Constitutional Convention. Second to James Madison’s Motion on Amending the Constitution, 10 September 1787
Author: Hamilton, Alexander
Date: 10 September 1787

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Cite as: “Constitutional Convention. Second to James Madison’s Motion on Amending the Constitution, 10 September 1787,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-04-02-0129. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 4, January 1787 – May 1788, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, p. 245.]