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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... respective Assemblies and Conventions of the United Colonies , where no Governments sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established , to adopt such Govern- ment as shall in the opinion of the Representatives ...
... respective Assemblies and Conventions of the United Colonies , where no Governments sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established , to adopt such Govern- ment as shall in the opinion of the Representatives ...
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... Respective Townes Cittyes Shires Countryes [ i.e. , counties ] or Divi- sions for which he or they soe removed or deceased were Chosen [ , ] willing and requireing the Freeholders of the Same to Elect others in their place and stead.11 ...
... Respective Townes Cittyes Shires Countryes [ i.e. , counties ] or Divi- sions for which he or they soe removed or deceased were Chosen [ , ] willing and requireing the Freeholders of the Same to Elect others in their place and stead.11 ...
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... public taxes , requires a two - thirds vote to establish such a relationship ( under the Duke's Laws of 1665 , a majority vote had been sufficient ) , AND WHEREAS All the Respective Christian Churches now in prac- 74 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
... public taxes , requires a two - thirds vote to establish such a relationship ( under the Duke's Laws of 1665 , a majority vote had been sufficient ) , AND WHEREAS All the Respective Christian Churches now in prac- 74 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
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... Respective Christian Churches be hereby Confirmed therein And that they and Every of them Shall from henceforth forever be held and reputed as priviledged Churches and Enjoy all their former freedomes of their Religion in Divine ...
... Respective Christian Churches be hereby Confirmed therein And that they and Every of them Shall from henceforth forever be held and reputed as priviledged Churches and Enjoy all their former freedomes of their Religion in Divine ...
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... Respective Cittys Towns Countys Division or Man- nors ; for which he or they so deceased or absent were Chosen , willing and requireing the freeholders of the same , to Elect others in their places and stead [ . ] 13. That noe freemen ...
... Respective Cittys Towns Countys Division or Man- nors ; for which he or they so deceased or absent were Chosen , willing and requireing the freeholders of the same , to Elect others in their places and stead [ . ] 13. That noe freemen ...
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