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The Council of Censors was the only body with the authority to call a convention to amend the constitution. [15] The constitution also established Pennsylvania's official title, the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." Three other states (Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia) are presently self-designated as "commonwealths."
Since 1776, Pennsylvania's Constitution has undergone five versions. Pennsylvania held constitutional conventions in 1776, 1789–90, 1837–38, 1872–73, and 1967–68. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The current Constitution entered into force in 1968, and has been amended numerous times.
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The 1776 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was framed by a constitutional convention called at the urging of the Continental Congress. The convention began work in Philadelphia on July 15, 1776, less than two weeks following adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution was adopted September 28 of the same year.
September 16 – The 11th Pennsylvania Regiment is authorized. September 28 – The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 is ratified. December 25 – American Revolution: At 6 p.m. Gen. George Washington and his troops, numbering 2,400, march to McConkey's Ferry , cross the Delaware River , and land on the New Jersey bank by 3 a.m. the following ...
Notable writings include the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776, which he helped draft, and the Minority Dissent [1] to the ratification of the US Constitution by Pennsylvania. This dissent included a number of proposed amendments to the US Constitution and is thought to have been used by James Madison when he drafted the United States Bill of ...
On May 1, he was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly in a special by-election. The election of moderates like Allen demonstrated that the voting public was still cautious about independence. Radicals in Pennsylvania, however, responded by holding a constitutional convention to create a new constitution and a new, less conservative, General ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Members of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly before the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776.