Date
1967
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts
Department
Government
First Adviser
Cary, John H.
Abstract
It is the purpose of this paper to investigate how well the Constitution's provisions concerning the Council worked in practice. Was the Council merely a group of automatons only working on legislation passed by the legislature? In the light of changes in the government due to changes of parties in power, could a Radical Council carry a conservative program with equanimity, and could a Conservative Council overcome the temptation to read newly passed legislation in a variety of ways to suit its own purposes?
Recommended Citation
Holmes, Burton, "The Supreme Executive Council as an arm of government in Pennsylvania: 1775-1790" (1967). Theses and Dissertations. 3520.
https://preserve.lehigh.edu/etd/3520
Comments
Former department name: History and Government