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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... courts , especially the Supreme Court , and , con- comitantly , to underestimate the importance of other institutional actors with regard to American constitutional development . We are not , of course , voices in the general wilderness ...
... courts , especially the Supreme Court , and , con- comitantly , to underestimate the importance of other institutional actors with regard to American constitutional development . We are not , of course , voices in the general wilderness ...
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... 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 1898 until 1946 ) , Guam , American Samoa ...
... 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 1898 until 1946 ) , Guam , American Samoa ...
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... Supreme Court selectively applies provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states . ' When an early - twentieth - century constitutional lawyer thought of “ in- corporation , " he or she probably thought about the doctrine of the Insular ...
... Supreme Court selectively applies provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states . ' When an early - twentieth - century constitutional lawyer thought of “ in- corporation , " he or she probably thought about the doctrine of the Insular ...
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... Supreme Court has never invalidated a treaty provision as unconstitutional . It has specifically held that treaties may regulate subjects that are beyond the enumerated powers of Congress , " and it is routine for treaties to establish ...
... Supreme Court has never invalidated a treaty provision as unconstitutional . It has specifically held that treaties may regulate subjects that are beyond the enumerated powers of Congress , " and it is routine for treaties to establish ...
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... Supreme Court's landmark 1920 decision in Missouri v . Holland , 13 which held that the president and the Senate could by treaty enact regulations of migratory birds that were beyond the legislative jurisdiction of Congress . Professor ...
... Supreme Court's landmark 1920 decision in Missouri v . Holland , 13 which held that the president and the Senate could by treaty enact regulations of migratory birds that were beyond the legislative jurisdiction of Congress . Professor ...
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