Article 1, Section 1
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
| 1. | John Locke, Second Treatise, §§ 134--42, 1689 |
| 2. | William Blackstone, Commentaries 1:149--51, 156--57, 1765 |
| 3. | John Adams, Thoughts on Government, Apr. 1776 |
| 4. | Records of the Federal Convention |
| 5. | Alexander Hamilton, New York Ratifying Convention, 20 June 1788 |
| 6. | William R. Davie, North Carolina Ratifying Convention, 24 July 1788 |
| 7. | James Iredell, North Carolina Ratifying Convention, 25 July 1788 |
| 8. | Wayman v. Southard |
| 9. | Bank of the United States v. Halstead |
| 10. | James Kent, Commentaries 1:207--10, 1826 |
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