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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... question as to the accuracy of Grey's claim that the present - day dominant intellectual framework for the interpretation of " rights " is one of " legitimate descent " from the " natural - rights tradition . " But what is beyond question ...
... question as to the accuracy of Grey's claim that the present - day dominant intellectual framework for the interpretation of " rights " is one of " legitimate descent " from the " natural - rights tradition . " But what is beyond question ...
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... question was simply this : As new states were formed in those territories , would they come into the Union as " free " or " slave " ? Of crucial relevance to the Dred Scott decision was the Compromise of 1820 - one of the great ...
... question was simply this : As new states were formed in those territories , would they come into the Union as " free " or " slave " ? Of crucial relevance to the Dred Scott decision was the Compromise of 1820 - one of the great ...
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... question Lincoln addresses is this : " Does the proper divi- sion of local from federal authority , or anything in the Constitution , forbid our Federal Government to control as to slavery in our Fed- eral Territories ? " 28 He divides ...
... question Lincoln addresses is this : " Does the proper divi- sion of local from federal authority , or anything in the Constitution , forbid our Federal Government to control as to slavery in our Fed- eral Territories ? " 28 He divides ...
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