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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... Constitution , 1776 150 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz X. The New York State Constitution , 1777 166 Commentary by Stephen L. Schechter XI . The Massachusetts Constitution , 1780 188 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein XII . The Articles ...
... Constitution , 1776 150 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz X. The New York State Constitution , 1777 166 Commentary by Stephen L. Schechter XI . The Massachusetts Constitution , 1780 188 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein XII . The Articles ...
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... Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 ) , this doctrine took its modern form only after a long and complex history . " Thus , most of the constitutions in this volume assign governmental functions in a variety of ways , often in- volving ...
... Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 ) , this doctrine took its modern form only after a long and complex history . " Thus , most of the constitutions in this volume assign governmental functions in a variety of ways , often in- volving ...
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... Constitution . John Adams's Thoughts on Government introduces the modern reader , as it did the reader of 1776 , to the great challenge of constitution - making ... Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 , which was the 12 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
... Constitution . John Adams's Thoughts on Government introduces the modern reader , as it did the reader of 1776 , to the great challenge of constitution - making ... Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 , which was the 12 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
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American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter. and the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 , which was ... Massachusetts to illustrate the progression of constitutional thought in the states during the Revolutionary era.12 ...
American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter. and the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 , which was ... Massachusetts to illustrate the progression of constitutional thought in the states during the Revolutionary era.12 ...
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... Constitution publications . For example , Patrick Henry's speeches ... Constitution was that it lacked a declaration of rights . Such Federalists as Alexander ... mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs , nor a ...
... Constitution publications . For example , Patrick Henry's speeches ... Constitution was that it lacked a declaration of rights . Such Federalists as Alexander ... mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs , nor a ...
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