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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... Court . The General Court met twice a year beginning on specified days in April and Septem- ber , although it could be called into special session more often . It passed laws , but was also involved in elections . B. Beginning on the ...
... Court . The General Court met twice a year beginning on specified days in April and Septem- ber , although it could be called into special session more often . It passed laws , but was also involved in elections . B. Beginning on the ...
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... Court at the previous fall session . A candidate for magistrate must have been a freeman . The result was a kind of ... Court included all three parts of the government which met together . Between meetings of the General Court , the gov ...
... Court at the previous fall session . A candidate for magistrate must have been a freeman . The result was a kind of ... Court included all three parts of the government which met together . Between meetings of the General Court , the gov ...
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... Courts " shall consist the supreme power of the Commonwelth .... " Article VI of the Constitution says : " This ... Court , to assemble and constitute themselves . Ultimate political power rested with the people . This commitment to ...
... Courts " shall consist the supreme power of the Commonwelth .... " Article VI of the Constitution says : " This ... Court , to assemble and constitute themselves . Ultimate political power rested with the people . This commitment to ...
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... Court the previous September . Elections were held in April at the Court of Election , where each person brought a piece of paper with the name of his selection from among those nominated . No cam- paigning was permitted , even though ...
... Court the previous September . Elections were held in April at the Court of Election , where each person brought a piece of paper with the name of his selection from among those nominated . No cam- paigning was permitted , even though ...
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... Court may ad [ d ] so many more as they judge requisitt . 4. It is Ordered , sentenced and decreed that noe person ... Courts . Also the other Generall Courte in September shall be for makeing of laws , and any other publike occation ...
... Court may ad [ d ] so many more as they judge requisitt . 4. It is Ordered , sentenced and decreed that noe person ... Courts . Also the other Generall Courte in September shall be for makeing of laws , and any other publike occation ...
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