Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents InterpretedStephen L. Schechter Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1991 M11 1 - 472 páginas 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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... five profound influences : the colonial mission of a " covenantal people " ; the Enlightenment ideal of rational choice ; the republican principles of popular consent and limited gov- ernment ; the principle of the rule of law derived ...
... five profound influences : the colonial mission of a " covenantal people " ; the Enlightenment ideal of rational choice ; the republican principles of popular consent and limited gov- ernment ; the principle of the rule of law derived ...
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... five years , from the calling of the Federal Convention by the Confederation Congress in February of 1787 to Virginia's ratification of the Bill of Rights in December of 1791. Its evolution was the result both of constitutional design ...
... five years , from the calling of the Federal Convention by the Confederation Congress in February of 1787 to Virginia's ratification of the Bill of Rights in December of 1791. Its evolution was the result both of constitutional design ...
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... five years later , John Locke published his Second Treatise on Government in which he described civil society resting upon the consent of its members as expressed in a compact . He used the word " compact , " not contract . This compact ...
... five years later , John Locke published his Second Treatise on Government in which he described civil society resting upon the consent of its members as expressed in a compact . He used the word " compact , " not contract . This compact ...
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... five known Dutch members , three were conspicuous anglicizers - that is , they fully accepted English rule and had learned to cooperate openly with the duke's government , including its Catholics . Almost completely excluded from the ...
... five known Dutch members , three were conspicuous anglicizers - that is , they fully accepted English rule and had learned to cooperate openly with the duke's government , including its Catholics . Almost completely excluded from the ...
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... five members who opposed his policies . This confrontation became a major trigger of the civil war that led to Charles ' execution in 1649. Like the House of Commons , the New York assembly insists that it alone , not the governor , can ...
... five members who opposed his policies . This confrontation became a major trigger of the civil war that led to Charles ' execution in 1649. Like the House of Commons , the New York assembly insists that it alone , not the governor , can ...
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