The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898Sanford Levinson, Bartholomew Sparrow Rowman & Littlefield, 14 Jun 2023 - 272 halaman The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and constitutional questions arose that greatly tested American resolve and reshaped the nation's founding premises. In this exciting collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together noted scholars in American history, constitutional law, and political science to examine role that the Louisiana Purchase played in shaping both the expansionist policies of the nineteenth century and critical interpretations of the Constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898 provides a fascinating overview of how the U.S. Constitution and the American political system is inextricably tied to |
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... Insular Cases cast a long shadow ( and the Supreme Court has cited the Insular Cases as recently as 1978 , 1980 , and 1999 ) . They legitimated the sec- ondary status accorded to the inhabitants of Puerto Rico , the Philippines ( from ...
... Insular Cases cast a long shadow ( and the Supreme Court has cited the Insular Cases as recently as 1978 , 1980 , and 1999 ) . They legitimated the sec- ondary status accorded to the inhabitants of Puerto Rico , the Philippines ( from ...
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... Insular Cases is that inhabitants of such " unincorporated " territories as Puerto Rico , even if they are U.S. citizens , may have no constitutional right as such to remain part of the United States if the United States chooses to ...
... Insular Cases is that inhabitants of such " unincorporated " territories as Puerto Rico , even if they are U.S. citizens , may have no constitutional right as such to remain part of the United States if the United States chooses to ...
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... Insular Cases . Finally , Bartholomew Sparrow , a political scientist , ex- plores the two " empires " authorized by the Territories Clause . Given that the Territories Clause alsoe known as the " Property Clause " --- for a very differ ...
... Insular Cases . Finally , Bartholomew Sparrow , a political scientist , ex- plores the two " empires " authorized by the Territories Clause . Given that the Territories Clause alsoe known as the " Property Clause " --- for a very differ ...
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... Insular Tariff Cases , under which the " incorporation " of territories into the United States determines the extent to which the Constitution applies of its own force to those territories.2 When an early - nineteenth - century ...
... Insular Tariff Cases , under which the " incorporation " of territories into the United States determines the extent to which the Constitution applies of its own force to those territories.2 When an early - nineteenth - century ...
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... Insular Cases , decided during the first quarter of the twentieth century concerning the status of territories that were not part of the continental United States.56 Those cases held that all provisions of the Constitution apply of ...
... Insular Cases , decided during the first quarter of the twentieth century concerning the status of territories that were not part of the continental United States.56 Those cases held that all provisions of the Constitution apply of ...
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