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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... aforesaid ; and by vertue hearof to enacte , constitute , and frame , ” shuch just & equall lawes , ordinances , Acts , constitutions , & offices , from time to time , as shall be thought most meete9 & convenient for the generall good ...
... aforesaid ; and by vertue hearof to enacte , constitute , and frame , ” shuch just & equall lawes , ordinances , Acts , constitutions , & offices , from time to time , as shall be thought most meete9 & convenient for the generall good ...
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... aforesaid Magestrats shall be on this manner ; every person present and quallified for choyse12 shall bring in ( to ... aforesaid , besid [ e ] s the Governor , out of those which are nominated , then he or they which have the most ...
... aforesaid Magestrats shall be on this manner ; every person present and quallified for choyse12 shall bring in ( to ... aforesaid , besid [ e ] s the Governor , out of those which are nominated , then he or they which have the most ...
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... aforesaid by their deputyes to nominate any two whom they conceave fitte to be put to election ; and the Court may ad [ d ] so many more as they judge requisitt . 4. It is Ordered , sentenced and decreed that noe person be chosen ...
... aforesaid by their deputyes to nominate any two whom they conceave fitte to be put to election ; and the Court may ad [ d ] so many more as they judge requisitt . 4. It is Ordered , sentenced and decreed that noe person be chosen ...
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... , the West Riding became Kings County , the North Riding was divided into Queens and Westchester counties , and the East Riding became 7. THAT all persons Chosen and Assembled in manner aforesaid THE NEW YORK CHARTER OF LIBERTIES 67.
... , the West Riding became Kings County , the North Riding was divided into Queens and Westchester counties , and the East Riding became 7. THAT all persons Chosen and Assembled in manner aforesaid THE NEW YORK CHARTER OF LIBERTIES 67.
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... aforesaid or the Major part of them shall be deemed and accounted the Represen- tatives of this province which said Representatives together with the Governour and his Councell Shall forever be the Supreame and only Legislative power ...
... aforesaid or the Major part of them shall be deemed and accounted the Represen- tatives of this province which said Representatives together with the Governour and his Councell Shall forever be the Supreame and only Legislative power ...
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