Four Pillars of Constitutionalism: The Organic Laws of the United StatesRichard Howard Cox Prometheus Books, 1998 - 142 sider The four primary documents that, since 1878, formed a type of "preamble" to the revised United States Code the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, and the Constitution are brought together here for the first time in a single volume. Political theorist Richard Cox introduces these founding "laws" of America, places them in historical context, examines the leaders who introduced them, and discusses how and why these documents were given such an important place in the U.S. Code. Cox explains the significance of the code's revision in the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Designed for students and general readers, Four Pillars of Constitutionalism explores how each of the four components of our nation's legal history was developed and their main features, including the full text of each document, and a bibliography of selected readings. This work is a handy, accessible, and very useful supplement to the study of constitutional law, history, and American political thought. |
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... proposed Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution , Thaddeus Stevens , Radical Re- publican of Pennsylvania and House Chairman of the extraordi- narily powerful Joint Committee on Reconstruction , made a long speech . He refers to the ...
... proposed Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution , Thaddeus Stevens , Radical Re- publican of Pennsylvania and House Chairman of the extraordi- narily powerful Joint Committee on Reconstruction , made a long speech . He refers to the ...
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... proposed land ordinance for the newly acquired Northwest Terri- tory which contained a provision forbidding slavery there . The act did not pass , but some of the fathers voted for it . ( Lincoln forbears to state , as he might have ...
... proposed land ordinance for the newly acquired Northwest Terri- tory which contained a provision forbidding slavery there . The act did not pass , but some of the fathers voted for it . ( Lincoln forbears to state , as he might have ...
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... proposed constitu- tion was commenced . On the 17th of September , 1787 , the Constitution as engrossed and agreed upon was signed by all the members present , except Mr. Gerry of Massachusetts , and Messrs . Mason and Randolph , of ...
... proposed constitu- tion was commenced . On the 17th of September , 1787 , the Constitution as engrossed and agreed upon was signed by all the members present , except Mr. Gerry of Massachusetts , and Messrs . Mason and Randolph , of ...
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