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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... This title usually implied a gentleman - a person of somewhat higher social status than a commoner , but not a member of the aristocracy . Since this title was not conferred by the king or anyone else , THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT 19.
... This title usually implied a gentleman - a person of somewhat higher social status than a commoner , but not a member of the aristocracy . Since this title was not conferred by the king or anyone else , THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT 19.
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American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter. was not conferred by the king or anyone else , one could choose to use it or not as one wished . If others felt someone was claiming more prestige than was his due , he might ...
American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter. was not conferred by the king or anyone else , one could choose to use it or not as one wished . If others felt someone was claiming more prestige than was his due , he might ...
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... King James ' by the grace of God , of great Britaine , Franc , and Ireland king , defender of the faith , & c . Having undertaken , for the glorie of God , 2 and advancements of the Christian faith and honour of our king and countrie ...
... King James ' by the grace of God , of great Britaine , Franc , and Ireland king , defender of the faith , & c . Having undertaken , for the glorie of God , 2 and advancements of the Christian faith and honour of our king and countrie ...
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... King James of England , France , & Ireland the eighteenth and of Scotland the fiftie fourth . Anno Dom . 1620 . Mr. John Carver Mr. William Bradford Mr. Edward Winslow Mr. William Brewster Isaac Allerton Myles Standish John Alden John ...
... King James of England , France , & Ireland the eighteenth and of Scotland the fiftie fourth . Anno Dom . 1620 . Mr. John Carver Mr. William Bradford Mr. Edward Winslow Mr. William Brewster Isaac Allerton Myles Standish John Alden John ...
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... king of England , Charles II , signed a new charter for the Colony of Connecticut . Under it , the colonies of Con- necticut and New Haven merged . The charter preserved almost exactly the same government as the colonists had created ...
... king of England , Charles II , signed a new charter for the Colony of Connecticut . Under it , the colonies of Con- necticut and New Haven merged . The charter preserved almost exactly the same government as the colonists had created ...
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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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