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| b. "it is pretty well guarded," | No. LXVII. | 473 |
| c. "it was desirable that the sense of the People should operate in the choice," | 473 | |
| d. it was desirable that the choice should be made by competent persons, | 473 | |
| e. it was desirable to avoid tumult and disorder, | 473 | |
| f. it was desirable to avoid cabal, intrigue, and corruption, | 474 | |
| g. it was desirable to maintain the independence of the President on all but the People themselves, | 475 | |
| h. "all these advantages will happily combine" in the proposed Constitution, | 475 | |
| i. the choice will seldom fall on one who will not be qualified, | 475 | |
| C. the choice of a Vice-President by the People considered and approved, | 476 | |
| D. "the real characters of the proposed Executive" considered generally, | LXVIII. | 477 |
| a. the executive authority is delegated, generally, to one person, | 477 | |
| i. compared with King of Great Britain, | 478 | |
| ii. compared with Governor of New York, | 478 | |
| b. he is elected for four years, and is reëligible, | 478 | |
| i. compared with Ring of Great Britain, | 478 | |
| ii. compared with Governor of New York, | 478 | |
| c. he is liable to impeachment, trial, removal from office, and subsequent punishment by the civil law, | 478 | |
| i. compared with King of Great Britain, | 478 | |
| ii. compared with Governor of New York, | 478 | |
| iii. compared with the Governors of Maryland and Delaware, | 478 | |
| d. he has the power of vetoing any measure passed by Congress, | 479 | |
| i. his authority in this case compared with that of the King of Great Britain, | 479 | |
| ii. his authority in this case compared with that of the Council of Revision in New York, | 479 | |
| iii. his authority in this case compared with that of the Governor of New York, | 479 | |
| iv. his authority in this case compared with that of the Governor of Massachusetts, | 479 | |
| e. he is commander-in-chief of the militia, when in the Fœderal service, | 480 | |
| i. his authority in this case compared with that of the King of Great Britain, | 480 |
