Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents InterpretedStephen L. Schechter Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1. nov. 1991 - 472 sider 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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... Authority of the United States , shall be the supreme Law of the Land . . . . ' Unlike the Mayflower Compact , the Fundamental Orders of Con- necticut used a system of representation ; and , like the United State Constitution , it ...
... Authority of the United States , shall be the supreme Law of the Land . . . . ' Unlike the Mayflower Compact , the Fundamental Orders of Con- necticut used a system of representation ; and , like the United State Constitution , it ...
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... authority here established , be duly executed ; and will further the execution of 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 ...
... authority here established , be duly executed ; and will further the execution of 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 ...
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... authority . As pacifists , they made no military demands on any settlers they might attract , and they promised complete religious toleration with no taxes for the support of any church . One of these promoters was William Penn , who by ...
... authority . As pacifists , they made no military demands on any settlers they might attract , and they promised complete religious toleration with no taxes for the support of any church . One of these promoters was William Penn , who by ...
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... Authority and Resistance in Early New York . New York , 1988 . Robert C. Ritchie . The Duke's Province : A Study of New York Politics and Society , 1664-1691 . Chapel Hill , 1977 . Herbert H. Rowen . and John de Witt . Grand Pensionary ...
... Authority and Resistance in Early New York . New York , 1988 . Robert C. Ritchie . The Duke's Province : A Study of New York Politics and Society , 1664-1691 . Chapel Hill , 1977 . Herbert H. Rowen . and John de Witt . Grand Pensionary ...
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... authority of the same . I. THAT The Supreme Legislative Authority under his Majesty and Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke Albany & c Lord proprietor of the said province shall forever be and reside in a Governour , Councell , and the ...
... authority of the same . I. THAT The Supreme Legislative Authority under his Majesty and Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke Albany & c Lord proprietor of the said province shall forever be and reside in a Governour , Councell , and the ...
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