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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... ernment ; the principle of the rule of law derived from the Anglo - Amer- ican common - law tradition ; and the federal principle of organizing pol- ities by distributing and sharing power between general and constituent governments ...
... ernment ; the principle of the rule of law derived from the Anglo - Amer- ican common - law tradition ; and the federal principle of organizing pol- ities by distributing and sharing power between general and constituent governments ...
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... ernment . Hence , the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ( 1638–39 ) is an agreement plus a constitution of the inhabitants and residents of three towns to " assotiate and conjoyne our selves to be as one Publike State or Commonwelthe ...
... ernment . Hence , the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut ( 1638–39 ) is an agreement plus a constitution of the inhabitants and residents of three towns to " assotiate and conjoyne our selves to be as one Publike State or Commonwelthe ...
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... ernment was present from the very beginning of government in America . The Mayflower Compact was a covenant and therefore a federal doc- ument . The idea of federalism would later evolve into the notion of combining communities rather ...
... ernment was present from the very beginning of government in America . The Mayflower Compact was a covenant and therefore a federal doc- ument . The idea of federalism would later evolve into the notion of combining communities rather ...
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... ernment by consent became the norm in New York as in all of the English colonies . English law , including trial by jury , became a routine part of the judicial system , and Dutch legal customs slowly wilted away . But if no governor of ...
... ernment by consent became the norm in New York as in all of the English colonies . English law , including trial by jury , became a routine part of the judicial system , and Dutch legal customs slowly wilted away . But if no governor of ...
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... three years . Finally , a general treasurer and individual treasurers for each gov- ernment would be appointed by joint action of the president general and the grand council who together could order sums of 110 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
... three years . Finally , a general treasurer and individual treasurers for each gov- ernment would be appointed by joint action of the president general and the grand council who together could order sums of 110 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
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