Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents InterpretedStephen L. Schechter, Richard B. Bernstein, Donald S. Lutz Madison House, 1990 - 464 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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... majority from getting its way for the majority elects these men and can unelect them . Ultimately the solution to the problem of majority tyranny lay in a republic so extended , so large , with such a diverse population , that the ...
... majority from getting its way for the majority elects these men and can unelect them . Ultimately the solution to the problem of majority tyranny lay in a republic so extended , so large , with such a diverse population , that the ...
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... majority in the House of Representatives . Say they manage to win a majority of the House in the next election . Only one - third of the Senate was up for reelection that year , so they must wait two more years to gain control of the ...
... majority in the House of Representatives . Say they manage to win a majority of the House in the next election . Only one - third of the Senate was up for reelection that year , so they must wait two more years to gain control of the ...
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... majority of the whole people of the United States , would bind the minority ; in the same manner as the majority in each State must bind the minority ; and the will of the majority must be determined either by a comparison of the ...
... majority of the whole people of the United States , would bind the minority ; in the same manner as the majority in each State must bind the minority ; and the will of the majority must be determined either by a comparison of the ...
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The Ten Farms Covenant 1665 | 36 |
The Albany Plan of Union 1754 | 106 |
The Virginia Declaration of Rights and Constitution 1776 | 150 |
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Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter Vista previa limitada - 1990 |
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Referencias a este libro
America in Quotations: A Kaleidoscopic View of American History Howard Langer Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |
The Federalist Papers: In Modern Language Indexed for Today's Political Issues Mary E. Webster Vista de fragmentos - 1999 |