Four Pillars of Constitutionalism: The Organic Laws of the United StatesRichard Howard Cox Prometheus Books, 1998 - 142 halaman The four primary documents that, since 1878, formed a type of "preamble" to the revised United States Code the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, and the Constitution are brought together here for the first time in a single volume. Political theorist Richard Cox introduces these founding "laws" of America, places them in historical context, examines the leaders who introduced them, and discusses how and why these documents were given such an important place in the U.S. Code. Cox explains the significance of the code's revision in the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Designed for students and general readers, Four Pillars of Constitutionalism explores how each of the four components of our nation's legal history was developed and their main features, including the full text of each document, and a bibliography of selected readings. This work is a handy, accessible, and very useful supplement to the study of constitutional law, history, and American political thought. |
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... effect on March 4 , 1789. How , though , to construe the inclusion of the Declaration and the Articles , since 1814 , and those two plus the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 , since 1878 , as integral elements of " The Organic Laws of the ...
... effect on March 4 , 1789. How , though , to construe the inclusion of the Declaration and the Articles , since 1814 , and those two plus the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 , since 1878 , as integral elements of " The Organic Laws of the ...
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... effect echoes the perspective of Story , as we have seen in considering his Com- mentaries on the Constitution . Having thus in very short compass reviewed the principal actions of the people's representatives , from 1774 to 1787 ...
... effect echoes the perspective of Story , as we have seen in considering his Com- mentaries on the Constitution . Having thus in very short compass reviewed the principal actions of the people's representatives , from 1774 to 1787 ...
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... effect : " That the United Colonies are , and of right ought to be , free and Independent States ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown ; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great ...
... effect : " That the United Colonies are , and of right ought to be , free and Independent States ; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown ; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great ...
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