The Major Crimes Act of 1885 defined the circumstances in which federal courts could intervene in crimes committed between Indians within reservation communities. But, in most instances, tribal self-government was ignored completely. […]
Congress passed the legislation in 1900 to move forward with the allotment of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache reservation. Relating the concept of plenary power specifically to the question of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache treaty rights, the Supreme Court affirmed the unilateral power of Congress. This was a crippling blow to tribal sovereignty. […]
The unjust policies of assimilation and allotment were in place. Yet, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries Native people continued to seek justice in the courts of the conqueror […]
At the convention in Philadelphia, Roger Sherman suggested a bicameral house, and proportional representation in one of them; provided each state had an equal voice in the other. […]
James Wilson offered a patient, logical contrast of Randolph’s and Paterson’s plans. But when Alexander Hamilton followed Wilson on June 18, 1787, he nearly threw the game away entirely. […]
William Paterson took the floor at the beginning of the session on June 15, 1787. He had nine resolutions to submit, which would make up what would be called the New Jersey Plan. […]
Edmund Randolph wanted to correct the errors made by the authors of the Articles of Confederation. However, not everyone agreed to his restructuring of the Congress. […]
Edmund Randolph wanted to redesign the National Congress, giving it more power to govern and laws that would actually give it teeth to bite. […]
The likelihood that Washington would be the first occupant of the single executive gave impetus to the idea of a nationally elected president. […]
James Wilson snatched the lead on the executive debate out of Pinckney’s hands almost at once on June 1, 1787 adding at once that it should be filled by a single person. […]
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