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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... elected representatives of the people . 7 The discussion in this section draws on Donald S. Lutz , The Origins of American Constitutionalism ( Baton Rouge , La . , 1988 ) , 13–22 , 35-38 . 8 Our modern understanding of the term " patent ...
... elected representatives of the people . 7 The discussion in this section draws on Donald S. Lutz , The Origins of American Constitutionalism ( Baton Rouge , La . , 1988 ) , 13–22 , 35-38 . 8 Our modern understanding of the term " patent ...
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... elected and appointed offices and establishing qualifications , duration , and other relevant characteristics of those offices . Powers of government , including provisions for the powers and limits of those governmental institutions ...
... elected and appointed offices and establishing qualifications , duration , and other relevant characteristics of those offices . Powers of government , including provisions for the powers and limits of those governmental institutions ...
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... elect a council of elders to run the church . Even the minister was elected , or hired , by the congregation . Church matters were often subjected to vote by the membership . All in all , members of the church had much to say about how ...
... elect a council of elders to run the church . Even the minister was elected , or hired , by the congregation . Church matters were often subjected to vote by the membership . All in all , members of the church had much to say about how ...
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... elect ” since one does not enact , frame , or constitute officers . 8 “ Frame ordinances " signifies what we today would term “ codification , ” as in the creation of particular “ codes " such as an education code or a building code ...
... elect ” since one does not enact , frame , or constitute officers . 8 “ Frame ordinances " signifies what we today would term “ codification , ” as in the creation of particular “ codes " such as an education code or a building code ...
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... elected at the next session the following April . Each town was allowed to nominate two candidates for magistrate , and these names were brought to the General Court by the town's deputies . The General Court was allowed to add more ...
... elected at the next session the following April . Each town was allowed to nominate two candidates for magistrate , and these names were brought to the General Court by the town's deputies . The General Court was allowed to add more ...
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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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