Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents InterpretedStephen L. Schechter Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1. nov. 1991 - 472 strani Roots of the Republic shows how the Constitution was a product, not simply of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but of a legal and philosophical tradition almost two centuries old. The editors have selected eighteen key documents in the development of that tradition and reproduced them with essays that explain what they mean, why they were written, and why they are important today. Each key document is accompanied by an interpretive essay written by a contemporary scholar. These essays focus on the importance of each frame of government and include commentaries on why they are meaningful today. Intended to help readers learn how to read and understand these documents, the book is also a handy reference and a strong introduction to the development of political thought and the debates surrounding the formation of the state governments and the federal union. |
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... commonwealth at Plymouth , extending the Puritan empire into Connecticut and New Netherland , securing a charter of liberties from the Crown , declaring independence from the mother country , establishing independent state polities ...
... commonwealth at Plymouth , extending the Puritan empire into Connecticut and New Netherland , securing a charter of liberties from the Crown , declaring independence from the mother country , establishing independent state polities ...
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... commonwealth — a political system run on the basis of the Bible . When it became clear that they would never accomplish this in England , they planned to establish a pure city in America based on God's word . Chris- tians who traveled ...
... commonwealth — a political system run on the basis of the Bible . When it became clear that they would never accomplish this in England , they planned to establish a pure city in America based on God's word . Chris- tians who traveled ...
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... Commonwealth of Con- necticut . ( 3 ) It lays out the basic values shared by the people who are religious , peaceful , orderly , liberty - loving , and committed to equality , majority rule , and the common good . ( 4 ) It also lays out ...
... Commonwealth of Con- necticut . ( 3 ) It lays out the basic values shared by the people who are religious , peaceful , orderly , liberty - loving , and committed to equality , majority rule , and the common good . ( 4 ) It also lays out ...
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... Commonwealth : Connecticut , 1636-1662 . Middleton , Conn . , 1968 . Perry Miller . Errand into the Wilderness . Cambridge , Mass . , 1956 . Robert J. Taylor . Colonial Connecticut : A History . Millwood , N.Y. , 1979 . [ The ...
... Commonwealth : Connecticut , 1636-1662 . Middleton , Conn . , 1968 . Perry Miller . Errand into the Wilderness . Cambridge , Mass . , 1956 . Robert J. Taylor . Colonial Connecticut : A History . Millwood , N.Y. , 1979 . [ The ...
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... Commonwealth , . . . " 30 " To sett out and appoynt " means " to determine . " 31 The calendar in use at the time began the new year with the equinox in March so that January was the eleventh month of the year previous to that in our ...
... Commonwealth , . . . " 30 " To sett out and appoynt " means " to determine . " 31 The calendar in use at the time began the new year with the equinox in March so that January was the eleventh month of the year previous to that in our ...
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Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter Omejen predogled - 1990 |
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