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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... Connecticut , 1639 24 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz III . The Ten Farms Covenant , 1665 36 Commentary by Stephen L. Schechter IV . The New York Charter of Liberties , 1683 and 1691 47 Commentary by John M. Murrin V. The New York City ...
... Connecticut , 1639 24 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz III . The Ten Farms Covenant , 1665 36 Commentary by Stephen L. Schechter IV . The New York Charter of Liberties , 1683 and 1691 47 Commentary by John M. Murrin V. The New York City ...
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... Connecticut , on the occasion of the centennial of the establishment of the national government . Wilson observed : Our democracy , plainly , was not a body of doctrine : it was a stage of de- velopment . Our democratic state was not a ...
... Connecticut , on the occasion of the centennial of the establishment of the national government . Wilson observed : Our democracy , plainly , was not a body of doctrine : it was a stage of de- velopment . Our democratic state was not a ...
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... Connecticut and that ex- traneous points have been omitted from the reprinted speeches of Patrick Henry and Melancton Smith . All omissions are indicated by ellipsis marks . the important question , whether societies of men are really ...
... Connecticut and that ex- traneous points have been omitted from the reprinted speeches of Patrick Henry and Melancton Smith . All omissions are indicated by ellipsis marks . the important question , whether societies of men are really ...
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... Connecticut and New Netherland , securing a charter of liberties from the Crown , declaring independence from the mother country , establishing independent state polities , framing a con- federation of those polities , and reshaping ...
... Connecticut and New Netherland , securing a charter of liberties from the Crown , declaring independence from the mother country , establishing independent state polities , framing a con- federation of those polities , and reshaping ...
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... Connecticut ( 1638–39 ) is an agreement plus a constitution of the inhabitants and residents of three towns to " assotiate and conjoyne our selves to be as one Publike State or Commonwelthe ... " By contrast , the New York Charter of ...
... Connecticut ( 1638–39 ) is an agreement plus a constitution of the inhabitants and residents of three towns to " assotiate and conjoyne our selves to be as one Publike State or Commonwelthe ... " By contrast , the New York Charter of ...
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Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter Omejen predogled - 1990 |
Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter,Richard B. Bernstein,Donald S. Lutz Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1990 |
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