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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... 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 agreements and city charters which founded ...
... 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 agreements and city charters which founded ...
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... person was made a freeman by majority vote of the town freemen already living there . This was a way of controlling the actions of outsiders . After proving one's productivity and trustworthiness , a person would be made a freeman . The ...
... person was made a freeman by majority vote of the town freemen already living there . This was a way of controlling the actions of outsiders . After proving one's productivity and trustworthiness , a person would be made a freeman . The ...
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... person present and quallified for choyse12 shall bring in ( to the persons deputed to receave them ) one single paper with the name of him written in yt [ it ] whom he desires to have Governour , and he that hath the greatest number of ...
... person present and quallified for choyse12 shall bring in ( to the persons deputed to receave them ) one single paper with the name of him written in yt [ it ] whom he desires to have Governour , and he that hath the greatest number of ...
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... person be chosen Governor above once in two yeares , 1o and that the Governor be always a member of some approved congregation , and formerly of the Mages- tracy within this Jurisdiction ; and all the Magestrats Freemen of this ...
... person be chosen Governor above once in two yeares , 1o and that the Governor be always a member of some approved congregation , and formerly of the Mages- tracy within this Jurisdiction ; and all the Magestrats Freemen of this ...
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... persons , and also shall have power to call e [ i ] ther Courte or Magestrate or any other person whatsoever into question for any misdemeanour , and may for just causes displace or deale otherwise according to the nature of the offence ...
... persons , and also shall have power to call e [ i ] ther Courte or Magestrate or any other person whatsoever into question for any misdemeanour , and may for just causes displace or deale otherwise according to the nature of the offence ...
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