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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... Governor Thomas Dongan . At the same time , New York's provincial leaders proved less successful in obtaining a colonial charter of liberties both before and after the Glo- rious Revolution of 1688. Nonetheless , John M. Murrin's ...
... Governor Thomas Dongan . At the same time , New York's provincial leaders proved less successful in obtaining a colonial charter of liberties both before and after the Glo- rious Revolution of 1688. Nonetheless , John M. Murrin's ...
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... Governor William Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantations . The text given above is reprinted by permission of the publisher from Samuel Eliot Morison's edition , Of Plymouth Plantation , 1620-1647 by William Bradford ( New York ...
... Governor William Bradford's History of Plimoth Plantations . The text given above is reprinted by permission of the publisher from Samuel Eliot Morison's edition , Of Plymouth Plantation , 1620-1647 by William Bradford ( New York ...
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... governor and 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 ...
... governor and 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 ...
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... governor was also elected by the deputies from a list com- piled at the previous fall session . The governor was viewed as the chief magistrate . To be eligible for governor one had to have been a magistrate and a member of an approved ...
... governor was also elected by the deputies from a list com- piled at the previous fall session . The governor was viewed as the chief magistrate . To be eligible for governor one had to have been a magistrate and a member of an approved ...
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... governor and 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 ...
... governor and 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 ...
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