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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... magistrates to be 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 ...
... magistrates to be 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 ...
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... magistrate . To be eligible for governor one had to have been a magistrate and a member of an approved church . The governor was elected by a plurality vote . E. All elected officials served one - year terms ; magistrates and deputies ...
... magistrate . To be eligible for governor one had to have been a magistrate and a member of an approved church . The governor was elected by a plurality vote . E. All elected officials served one - year terms ; magistrates and deputies ...
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... magistrates did not call a session of the General Court , to assemble and constitute themselves . Ultimate political power rested with the people . This commitment to popular sovereignty was startling in the context of the times . First ...
... magistrates did not call a session of the General Court , to assemble and constitute themselves . Ultimate political power rested with the people . This commitment to popular sovereignty was startling in the context of the times . First ...
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... magistrates , but in the sense that he will be added to the magistrates if he is not already one . The magistrates , as we shall see , are elected one way , while the governor is elected in another and could well be someone who is not ...
... magistrates , but in the sense that he will be added to the magistrates if he is not already one . The magistrates , as we shall see , are elected one way , while the governor is elected in another and could well be someone who is not ...
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... magistrate . The process continues through all the nominees . Note that there can be more than six magistrates , but there must be at least six . If the secretary stops reading the names after six are elected , the place of one's name ...
... magistrate . The process continues through all the nominees . Note that there can be more than six magistrates , but there must be at least six . If the secretary stops reading the names after six are elected , the place of one's name ...
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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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