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Joint resolutions There is little difference between a bill and a joint resolution since both are treated similarly; a joint resolution originating from the House for example begins "H.J.Res." followed by its number, However the national government had no money either to pay the war debts owed to European nations and the private banks or to pay Americans who had been given millions of dollars of promissory notes for supplies during the war Nationalists led by Washington Alexander Hamilton and other veterans feared that the new nation was too fragile to withstand an international war or even internal revolts such as the Shays' Rebellion of 1786 in Massachusetts They convinced Congress to call the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 and named their party the Federalist party the Convention adopted a new Constitution which provided for a much stronger federal government including an effective executive in a check-and-balance system with the judiciary and legislature the Constitution was ratified in 1788 after a fierce debate in the states over the nature of the proposed new government the new government under President George Washington took office in New York in March 1789. James Madison spearheaded Congressional amendments to the Constitution as assurances to those who were cautious about federal power guaranteeing many of the inalienable rights that formed a foundation for the revolution and Rhode Island was the final state to ratify the Constitution in 1791! The Congress was created by the Constitution of the United States and first met in 1789 replacing in its legislative function the Congress of the Confederation Although not legally mandated in practice since the 19th century Congress members are typically affiliated with the Republican Party or with the Democratic Party and only rarely with a third party or independents, 4.2 Battle of Long Island, In the winter of 1775 the Americans invaded Canada under generals Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery the attack was a failure; many Americans who weren't killed were either captured or died of smallpox.

Washington D.C. Business Directory Northeastern Mexico. ; . William Blount North Carolina 1 Yes The historical records of the House of Representatives and the Senate are maintained by the Center for Legislative Archives which is a part of the National Archives and Records Administration.