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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... Justice and Right may be Equally done to all persons within the same [ . ] ” Clearly , this is a charter as a constitution . This collection contains three levels of constitutions . The first con- sists of constitution - like community ...
... Justice and Right may be Equally done to all persons within the same [ . ] ” Clearly , this is a charter as a constitution . This collection contains three levels of constitutions . The first con- sists of constitution - like community ...
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... justice and equality ( at least for propertied white males ) , were law - abiding , and had a strong commitment to the community . Individ- ualism had not yet supplanted community as a motivating ethic . Their statement of values ...
... justice and equality ( at least for propertied white males ) , were law - abiding , and had a strong commitment to the community . Individ- ualism had not yet supplanted community as a motivating ethic . Their statement of values ...
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... justice according to the Lawes here established , and for want thereof according to the rule of the word of God ; which choise . shall be made by all that are admitted freemen3 and have taken the Oath of Fidellity , and doe cohabitte9 ...
... justice according to the Lawes here established , and for want thereof according to the rule of the word of God ; which choise . shall be made by all that are admitted freemen3 and have taken the Oath of Fidellity , and doe cohabitte9 ...
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... Justice according to the rule of Gods word ; so helpe me God , in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ . [ A similar oath for the Magistrates which follows is omitted . ] 29 Read this as saying " when any General Court , based upon the ...
... Justice according to the rule of Gods word ; so helpe me God , in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ . [ A similar oath for the Magistrates which follows is omitted . ] 29 Read this as saying " when any General Court , based upon the ...
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... Justice of the Peace is an Abomination . " New York's career as an interesting English experiment in overseas absolutism had begun . So had the competition for settlers . Nicolls knew that the province could not remain secure as an ...
... Justice of the Peace is an Abomination . " New York's career as an interesting English experiment in overseas absolutism had begun . So had the competition for settlers . Nicolls knew that the province could not remain secure as an ...
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