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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... adopting , and administering government , it implies that these governments sprang forth from carefully contrived ... adopted and adapted a pre - configured template of com- munity and polity . Other texts , notably the early attempts ...
... adopting , and administering government , it implies that these governments sprang forth from carefully contrived ... adopted and adapted a pre - configured template of com- munity and polity . Other texts , notably the early attempts ...
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... adopted a resolution on May 10 , 1776 , which recommended to the respective Assemblies and Conventions of the United Colonies , where no Governments sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established , to adopt ...
... adopted a resolution on May 10 , 1776 , which recommended to the respective Assemblies and Conventions of the United Colonies , where no Governments sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established , to adopt ...
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... adopted the Dec- laration of Independence , debated and approved the Articles of Con- federation , and submitted the Articles to the states for ratification . The Articles were then debated in the states at the same time that the ...
... adopted the Dec- laration of Independence , debated and approved the Articles of Con- federation , and submitted the Articles to the states for ratification . The Articles were then debated in the states at the same time that the ...
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... adoption of the Bill of Rights marked the end of the first stage of the constitution - making of the founding period . Conclusion Our final selection is a valedictory - the last letter written by Thomas Jefferson . He wrote to Mayor ...
... adoption of the Bill of Rights marked the end of the first stage of the constitution - making of the founding period . Conclusion Our final selection is a valedictory - the last letter written by Thomas Jefferson . He wrote to Mayor ...
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... spellings were used , including “ Masatusenets . " It was half a century before the modern spelling was officially adopted . 4 Here " presents ” means “ formal statements . ' 8 politick ; for our better ordering , & preservation.
... spellings were used , including “ Masatusenets . " It was half a century before the modern spelling was officially adopted . 4 Here " presents ” means “ formal statements . ' 8 politick ; for our better ordering , & preservation.
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