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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Side 12
... vote on a plan of union " represented the consensus of opinion of the most representative and politically capable and experienced body of colonials from the thirteen colonies to meet prior to the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. ” Moreover ...
... vote on a plan of union " represented the consensus of opinion of the most representative and politically capable and experienced body of colonials from the thirteen colonies to meet prior to the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. ” Moreover ...
Side 18
... vote by the membership . All in all , members of the church had much to say about how things were run . When it came to forming political institutions , the Pilgrims borrowed the notion of liberty and the instrument of the covenant ...
... vote by the membership . All in all , members of the church had much to say about how things were run . When it came to forming political institutions , the Pilgrims borrowed the notion of liberty and the instrument of the covenant ...
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... . To be eligible for nom- ination , one must have been a freeman in that town . The four names with the most votes won , and this was a plurality . 2. The deputies elected the magistrates from a list of 26 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
... . To be eligible for nom- ination , one must have been a freeman in that town . The four names with the most votes won , and this was a plurality . 2. The deputies elected the magistrates from a list of 26 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
Side 27
... vote- getters were elected using plurality rule . 3. The 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 ...
... vote- getters were elected using plurality rule . 3. The 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 ...
Side 30
... 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 concept of granting all people rights ...
... 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 concept of granting all people rights ...
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