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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... frame a government . It is an agreement plus a framework of government , or a charter as a framework of gov- ernment . Hence , the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ( 1638–39 ) is an agreement plus a constitution of the inhabitants and ...
... frame a government . It is an agreement plus a framework of government , or a charter as a framework of gov- ernment . Hence , the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ( 1638–39 ) is an agreement plus a constitution of the inhabitants and ...
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... Government introduces the modern reader , as it did the reader of 1776 , to ... frame constitutions and establish constitutional governments at an unparal ... government in a un- icameral legislature and did not even create an independent ...
... Government introduces the modern reader , as it did the reader of 1776 , to ... frame constitutions and establish constitutional governments at an unparal ... government in a un- icameral legislature and did not even create an independent ...
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... frame . ” Civil societies enact laws , constitute a form of government , and frame ordinances . They should also have said “ elect ” since one does not enact , frame , or constitute officers . 8 “ Frame ordinances " signifies what we ...
... frame . ” Civil societies enact laws , constitute a form of government , and frame ordinances . They should also have said “ elect ” since one does not enact , frame , or constitute officers . 8 “ Frame ordinances " signifies what we ...
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... frame of governance , this document clearly does not serve the constitutional function of setting out a framework of government . The first principles of this association are to keep and maintain Christian love and civil honesty and to ...
... frame of governance , this document clearly does not serve the constitutional function of setting out a framework of government . The first principles of this association are to keep and maintain Christian love and civil honesty and to ...
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... Frame of Government for his province of Pennsylvania . His system was less radical than West Jersey's , but to potential newcomers it seemed far more attractive than anything New York could offer . Andros recognized this danger and ...
... Frame of Government for his province of Pennsylvania . His system was less radical than West Jersey's , but to potential newcomers it seemed far more attractive than anything New York could offer . Andros recognized this danger and ...
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Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter Omejen predogled - 1990 |
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