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Book Synopsis Readings in American Constitutional History, 1776-1876 by : Allen Johnson
Download or read book Readings in American Constitutional History, 1776-1876 written by Allen Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 by : J. Paul Selsam
Download or read book The Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 written by J. Paul Selsam and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an account of the rebellion of the unprotected frontiersmen and the unfranchised artisans, who constituted two-thirds of the population in Pennsylvania, against the Quaker property owners in their attempt to achieve a voice in the government and establish a liberal constitution in 1776.
Book Synopsis Bills of Rights Before the Bill of Rights by : Peter J. Galie
Download or read book Bills of Rights Before the Bill of Rights written by Peter J. Galie and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a documentary history of the rights found in the American state constitutions adopted between 1776 and 1790. Despite the rich tradition of rights at the state level, rights in America have been identified almost exclusively with the national Bill of Rights. Indeed, there is no work that provides a comprehensive treatment of the early state declarations of rights. Rather, these declarations have been viewed as halting first steps towards the adoption of the national Bill of Rights in 1791. Bringing together the full text of the rights provisions from the 13 original states and Vermont, this book presents America’s first tradition of rights on its own terms and as part of this country’s heritage of rights. Early chapters will examine the sources of these rights and provide a comparative framework. An introduction to each chapter will review that state’s colonial history, focusing on any charters or legislation related to rights protections that help explain its constitutional provisions. This work will make it possible for students, scholars, and interested citizens to rediscover the first fruits of the American Revolution.
Book Synopsis Growth of American State Constitutions from 1776 to the End of the Year 1914 by : James Quayle Dealey
Download or read book Growth of American State Constitutions from 1776 to the End of the Year 1914 written by James Quayle Dealey and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Select Documents Illustrative of the History of the United States, 1776-1861 by : William MacDonald
Download or read book Select Documents Illustrative of the History of the United States, 1776-1861 written by William MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence by : Jack N. Rakove
Download or read book The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence written by Jack N. Rakove and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here in a newly annotated edition are the two founding documents of the United States of America: the Declaration of Independence (1776), our great revolutionary manifesto, and the Constitution (1787Ð88), in which ÒWe the PeopleÓ forged a new nation and built the framework for our federal republic. Together with the Bill of Rights and the Civil War amendments, these documents constitute what James Madison called our Òpolitical scripturesÓ and have come to define us as a people. Now a Pulitzer PrizeÐwinning historian serves as a guide to these texts, providing historical contexts and offering interpretive commentary. In an introductory essay written for the general reader, Jack N. Rakove provides a narrative political account of how these documents came to be written. In his commentary on the Declaration of Independence, Rakove sets the historical context for a fuller appreciation of the important preamble and the list of charges leveled against the Crown. When he glosses the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the subsequent amendments, Rakove once again provides helpful historical background, targets language that has proven particularly difficult or controversial, and cites leading Supreme Court cases. A chronology of events provides a framework for understanding the road to Philadelphia. The general reader will not find a better, more helpful guide to our founding documents than Jack N. Rakove.
Book Synopsis The Constitution of the United States of America by : United States
Download or read book The Constitution of the United States of America written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1794 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States of America by : United States
Download or read book The Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States of America written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Explicit and Authentic Acts by : David E. Kyvig
Download or read book Explicit and Authentic Acts written by David E. Kyvig and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In time for the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, David Kyvig completed an Afterword to his landmark study of the process of amending the US Constitution. The Afterword discusses the many amendments, such those requiring a balanced federal budget or limiting the terms of members of Congress, that have been proposed since the book was originally published and why they failed of passage. At a time when prominent scholars and other public figures have called for a constitutional convention to write a new constitution, arguing that our current system of governance is unsustainable Kyvig reminds us of the high hurdles the founders created to amending the constitution and how they have served the country well, preventing the amendment process from being used by one faction to serve the passions of the moment. In his farewell address, President Washington reminded his audience that the Constitution, "till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all." He regarded the Constitution as a binding document worthy of devout allegiance, but also believed that it contains a clear and appropriate procedure for its own reform. David Kyvig's illuminating study provides the most complete and insightful history of that amendment process and its fundamental importance for American political life. Over the course of the past two centuries, more than 10,000 amendments have been proposed by the method stipulated in Article V of the Constitution. Amazingly, only 33 have garnered the required two-thirds approval from both houses of Congress, and only 27 were ultimately ratified into law by the states. Despite their small number, those amendments have revolutionized American government while simultaneously legitimizing and preserving its continued existence. Indeed, they have dramatically altered the relationship between state and federal authority, as well as between government and private citizens. Kyvig reexamines the creation and operation of Article V, illuminating the process and substance of each major successful and failed effort to change the formal structure, duties, and limits of the federal government. He analyzes in detail the Founders' intentions; the periods of great amendment activity during the 1790s, 1860s, 1910s, and 1960s; and the considerable consequences of amendment failure involving slavery, alcohol prohibition, child labor, New Deal programs, school prayer, equal rights for women, abortion, balanced budgets, term limits, and flag desecration.
Book Synopsis The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790 by : Pennsylvania
Download or read book The Proceedings Relative to Calling the Conventions of 1776 and 1790 written by Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States by :
Download or read book The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States written by and published by Bantam Classics. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together in one book, the two most important documents in United States history form the enduring legacy of America’s Founding Fathers including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. The Declaration of Independence was the promise of a representative government; the Constitution was the fulfillment of that promise. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued a unanimous declaration: the thirteen North American colonies would be the thirteen United States of America, free and independent of Great Britain. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration set forth the terms of a new form of government with the following words: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." Framed in 1787 and in effect since March 1789, the Constitution of the United States of America fulfilled the promise of the Declaration by establishing a republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, became part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791. Among the rights guaranteed by these amendments are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to trial by jury. Written so that it could be adapted to endure for years to come, the Constitution has been amended only seventeen times since 1791 and has lasted longer than any other written form of government.
Book Synopsis Between Authority and Liberty by : Marc W. Kruman
Download or read book Between Authority and Liberty written by Marc W. Kruman and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a major reinterpretation of American political thought in the revolutionary era, Marc Kruman explores the process of constitution making in each of the thirteen original states and shows that the framers created a distinctively American science of politics well before the end of the Confederation era. Suspicious of all government power, state constitution makers greatly feared arbitrary power and mistrusted legislators' ability to represent the people's interests. For these reasons, they broadened the suffrage and introduced frequent elections as a check against legislative self-interest. This analysis challenges Gordon Wood's now-classic argument that, at the beginning of the Revolution, the founders placed great faith in legislators as representatives of the people. According to Kruman, revolutionaries entrusted state constitution making only to members of temporary provincial congresses or constitutional conventions whose task it was to restrict legislative power. At the same time, Americans maintained a belief in the existence of a public good that legislators and magistrates, when properly curbed by one another and by a politically active citizenry, might pursue.
Book Synopsis Explicit and Authentic Acts by : David E. Kyvig
Download or read book Explicit and Authentic Acts written by David E. Kyvig and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book could not be more timely. Kyvig provides a rich and comprehensive history of the politics and operation of the amending process. It deserves the attention of not only historians, political scientists, and legal scholars, but also those concerned with public affairs". -- david M. O'Brien, author of Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics. "A lively challenge to traditional views". -- William Leuchtenburg, author of The Supreme Court Reborn.
Download or read book The 1776 Report written by Larry P. Arnn and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1776 Report is the official report of The President's Advisory 1776 Commission. Submitted to the President and released as a public document on January 18, 2021, the report explains the core principles of the American founding and how they have shaped American history, considers the leading challenges to these principles at home and abroad, and calls on all Americans to “restore our national unity by rekindling a brave and honest love for our country and by raising new generations of citizens who not only know the self-evident truths of our founding, but act worthy of them.” This edition features the original text with the addition of notes and commentary by Chair Larry P. Arnn, Vice Chair Carol Swain, and Executive Director Matthew Spalding.
Book Synopsis The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America by : Thomas Jefferson
Download or read book The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America written by Thomas Jefferson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The underlying basis and principles of the United States of America are found in the nation's most important documents which include: The Constitution of the United States of America and The Declaration of Independence. These two foundational documents are combined in this useful reference tool. The Constitution of the United States of America and The Declaration of Independence is an ideal gift and it should be in every home. Perfect for students, historians, United States citizens and those hoping to become citizens of the United States of America.
Book Synopsis Thoughts on Government: Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies by : John Adams
Download or read book Thoughts on Government: Applicable to the Present State of the American Colonies written by John Adams and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Constitution of the United States and Other Historical American Documents by :
Download or read book The Constitution of the United States and Other Historical American Documents written by and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented here for the first time in one volume are the three founding documents of the United States and another that altered and divided the Union for a brief moment in history. Declaration of Independence: Adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, this may be the most famous angry letter in history. Written by Thomas Jefferson and addressed to King George III of England, it lays out the grievances of the king's 13 colonies in North America, and announces that those colonies were now free of English rule. By 1783, after a long, bloody, and expensive war, that freedom became a reality. Articles of Confederation: Soon after independence from England was declared, the Second Continental Congress instituted this first organizing document of the new United States, which was ratified in March 1781. A compromise between those delegates who wanted a strong central government and those who demanded that the states be sovereign, its shortcomings became obvious during the war--such as the fact that the central government had no power to collect taxes or even to enforce requests for funds from the states, which led to a perpetually underfunded revolution against England. United States Constitution: This document replaced the Articles of Confederation on June 21, 1788. One of the most influential works of political philosophy and practicality ever written, it is the oldest national constitution still in use today, and continues to inspire freedom-loving peoples around the world. Its three-pronged system of government--balancing power among legislative, judicial, and executive branches--was groundbreaking. But it failed to address one issue, slavery, that would come to a head a century later. Constitution of the Confederate States: This 1861 document organized the new nation created by the seceding slave states. While quite similar in many ways to the U.S. Constitution, it includes more references to God and religion and more emphasis on state sovereignty, offers specific clauses that seek to limit the influence of big business on politics, and codifies the right to own "negro slaves."Together, these four documents offer a firsthand perspective on the political history of the United States.