DELEGATES TO THE U.S. CONGRESS: HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS

According to Section 9, once the free adult male population in the district [7] reached 5,000, qualified voters would be able to elect representatives from their counties or townships to a house of representatives. First Delegate In 1790, Congress extended all the privileges authorized in the Northw...

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Published in:Current politics and economics of the United States, Canada and Mexico Canada and Mexico, 2011-10, Vol.13 (4), p.557
Main Author: Palmer, Betsy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colonies & territories
Congressional committees
Congressional elections
Constitutional law
Federal court decisions
Political representation
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Summary:According to Section 9, once the free adult male population in the district [7] reached 5,000, qualified voters would be able to elect representatives from their counties or townships to a house of representatives. First Delegate In 1790, Congress extended all the privileges authorized in the Northwest Ordinance to the inhabitants of the territory south of the Ohio River and provided that "the government of the said territory south of the Ohio, shall be similar to that which is now exercised in the territory northwest of the Ohio."
ISSN:1944-1274