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The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson

Author : David N. Mayer
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813914855
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (148 download)

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Download or read book The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson written by David N. Mayer and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive account of Jefferson's constitutional thought, David N. Mayer offers a fresh perspective on Jefferson's philosophy of government. Eschewing the "liberalism versus civic republicanism" debate that has so dominated early American scholarship in recent years, Mayer examines Jefferson's thought on Jefferson's own terms - as "whig", "federal", and "republican". In the interrelationships and tensions among these three essential aspects of Jefferson's theory, Mayer explains Jefferson's response to the particular constitutional issues and problems of his time. In contrast to other studies that view Jefferson as a champion of democracy, Mayer's book emphasizes Jefferson's commitment to liberty. Jefferson's distinctiveness, Mayer argues, was the degree to which he advocated that government should leave individuals alone, free to govern themselves. Believing that "the natural process of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground", Jefferson stressed the importance of written constitutions, scrupulously adhered to, as well as popular participation and vigilance over government, to keep its power from being abused. Drawing together Jefferson's scattered writings on the subject, Mayer traces the development of his constitutional theory from its beginnings through all the significant periods of Jefferson's life - his early education, the American Revolution, the constitutional debates of the 1780s, the Federalist-Republican political party struggles of the 1790s, his two presidential terms, and his retirement years. The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson provides a comprehensive explanation of Jefferson's constitutional theory and philosophy ofgovernment, including rights theories (particularly First Amendment freedoms), federalism, constitutional interpretation, separation of powers (including presidential powers), and constitutional change. This is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in Jefferson's ideas about law and government.

The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States

Author : George Tucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States written by George Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Master Thoughts of Thomas Jefferson

Author : Thomas Jefferson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Master Thoughts of Thomas Jefferson written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson

Author : Garrett Ward Sheldon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson written by Garrett Ward Sheldon and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was Thomas Jefferson a Lockean liberal or a classical republican? In The Political Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson, Garrett Ward Sheldon aims to reconcile two opposing camps of an ongoing scholarly debate. Offering a revised account of Jefferson's political theory, Sheldon shows that Jefferson's thought comprised a rich constellation of theoretical traditions--including British liberalism, classical republicanism, Scottish moral philosophy, Christian ethics, and Lockean theory. Examining Jefferson's views on democracy, rights, freedom, and slavery as well as the cultural and economic context of his ideas in the Virginia gentry class, this book not only offers a concise introduction to Jefferson's political philosophy but also makes a thought-provoking contribution to a current historiography controversy.

Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution

Author : Jeff Broadwater
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469651025
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Book Synopsis Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution by : Jeff Broadwater

Download or read book Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution written by Jeff Broadwater and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madison, "Father of the Constitution," were two of the most important Founders of the United States as well as the closest of political allies. Yet historians have often seen a tension between the idealistic rhetoric of the Declaration and the more pedestrian language of the Constitution. Moreover, to some, the adoption of the Constitution represented a repudiation of the democratic values of the Revolution. In this book, Jeff Broadwater explores the evolution of the constitutional thought of these two seminal American figures, from the beginning of the American Revolution through the adoption of the Bill of Rights. In explaining how the two political compatriots could have produced such seemingly dissimilar documents but then come to a common constitutional ground, Broadwater reveals how their collaboration--and their disagreements--influenced the full range of constitutional questions during this early period of the American republic.

Thomas Jefferson, the Founders, and Constitutional Change

Author : Merrill D. Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Jefferson, the Founders, and Constitutional Change written by Merrill D. Peterson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Constitutional Principles of Thomas Jefferson

Author : Caleb Perry Patterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Constitutional Principles of Thomas Jefferson written by Caleb Perry Patterson and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contends Thomas Jefferson believed in 'constitutional supremacy' in opposition to supremacy of the executive, legislative, or judiciary branches. This means opposition to centralized power, strict construction, and the ultimate supremacy of the people over the Constitution, although Jefferson was no doctrinaire."--Frank Shuffelton.

Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power

Author : Jeremy D. Bailey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139466291
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power written by Jeremy D. Bailey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-09 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By revisiting Thomas Jefferson's understanding of executive power this book offers a new understanding of the origins of presidential power. Before Jefferson was elected president, he arrived at a way to resolve the tension between constitutionalism and executive power. Because his solution would preserve a strict interpretation of the Constitution as well as transform the precedents left by his Federalist predecessors, it provided an alternative to Alexander Hamilton's understanding of executive power. In fact, a more thorough account of Jefferson's political career suggests that Jefferson envisioned an executive that was powerful, or 'energetic', because it would be more explicitly attached to the majority will. Jefferson's Revolution of 1800, often portrayed as a reversal of the strong presidency, was itself premised on energy in the executive and was part of Jefferson's project to enable the Constitution to survive and even flourish in a world governed by necessity.

Liberty, State & Union

Author : Luigi Marco Bassani
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 0881461865
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Liberty, State & Union written by Luigi Marco Bassani and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the political ideals of Thomas Jefferson, discussing his views on the rights of man and state's rights, and describing the political theory that guided Jefferson's decisions as the nation's third president.

The Political Philosophy of James Madison

Author : Garrett Ward Sheldon
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801871061
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis The Political Philosophy of James Madison by : Garrett Ward Sheldon

Download or read book The Political Philosophy of James Madison written by Garrett Ward Sheldon and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the history of Madison's thought to his early education in Protestant theology, Sheldon argues that it was a fear of the potential "tyranny of the majority" over individual rights, along with a firmly Calvinist suspicion of the motives of sinful men, that led him to support a constitution creating a strong central government with power over state laws. In this way, Madison aimed to protect individual liberties and provide checks to "spiteful" human interests and selfish parochial prejudices.

Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought

Author : Scott J. Hammond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780872207875
Total Pages : 1236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought written by Scott J. Hammond and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From James I's Address Before Parliament (1610) to Joseph R. Biden, Jr.'s Learned Hand Dinner Address Before the American Jewish Committee (2005), this two-volume set offers an unparalleled selection of key texts from the history of American political and constitutional thought.

The Life of Thomas Jefferson ...

Author : George Tucker (Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Virginia, U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.V/5 (1 download)

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Book Synopsis The Life of Thomas Jefferson ... by : George Tucker (Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Virginia, U.S.)

Download or read book The Life of Thomas Jefferson ... written by George Tucker (Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Virginia, U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Religious Freedom

Author : John Ragosta
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813933714
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Religious Freedom written by John Ragosta and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over one hundred years, Thomas Jefferson and his Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom have stood at the center of our understanding of religious liberty and the First Amendment. Jefferson’s expansive vision—including his insistence that political freedom and free thought would be at risk if we did not keep government out of the church and church out of government—enjoyed a near consensus of support at the Supreme Court and among historians, until Justice William Rehnquist called reliance on Jefferson "demonstrably incorrect." Since then, Rehnquist’s call has been taken up by a bevy of jurists and academics anxious to encourage renewed government involvement with religion. In Religious Freedom: Jefferson’s Legacy, America’s Creed, the historian and lawyer John Ragosta offers a vigorous defense of Jefferson’s advocacy for a strict separation of church and state. Beginning with a close look at Jefferson’s own religious evolution, Ragosta shows that deep religious beliefs were at the heart of Jefferson’s views on religious freedom. Basing his analysis on that Jeffersonian vision, Ragosta redefines our understanding of how and why the First Amendment was adopted. He shows how the amendment’s focus on maintaining the authority of states to regulate religious freedom demonstrates that a very strict restriction on federal action was intended. Ultimately revealing that the great sage demanded a firm separation of church and state but never sought a wholly secular public square, Ragosta provides a new perspective on Jefferson, the First Amendment, and religious liberty within the United States.

Thomas Jefferson, Legal History, and the Art of Recollection

Author : Matthew Crow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108155987
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Jefferson, Legal History, and the Art of Recollection written by Matthew Crow and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative book, historian Matthew Crow unpacks the legal and political thought of Thomas Jefferson as a tool for thinking about constitutional transformation, settler colonialism, and race and civic identity in the era of the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson's practices of reading, writing, and collecting legal history grew out of broader histories of early modern empire and political thought. As a result of the peculiar ways in which he theorized and experienced the imperial crisis and revolutionary constitutionalism, Jefferson came to understand a republican constitution as requiring a textual, material culture of law shared by citizens with the cultivated capacity to participate in such a culture. At the center of the story in Thomas Jefferson, Legal History, and the Art of Recollection, Crow concludes, we find legal history as a mode of organizing and governing collective memory, and as a way of instituting a particular form of legal subjectivity.

The Radical Politics of Thomas Jefferson

Author : Richard K. Matthews
Publisher : Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Radical Politics of Thomas Jefferson written by Richard K. Matthews and published by Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 1984 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government

Author : Dustin A. Gish
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781108165228
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (652 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government written by Dustin A. Gish and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book, challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating its core political thought as well as the political aspirations behind its composition, publication and initial dissemination. Building upon a close reading of the book's contents, Jefferson's correspondence and the first comprehensive examination of both its composition and publication history, the authors argue that Jefferson intended his Notes to be read by a wide audience, especially in America, in order to help shape constitutional debates in the critical period of the 1780s. Jefferson, through his determined publication and distribution of his Notes even while serving as American ambassador in Paris, thus brought his own constitutional and political thought into the public sphere - and at times into conflict with the writings of John Adams and James Madison, stimulating a debate over the proper form of Republican constitutionalism that still reverberates in American political thought.

Thomas Jefferson, Legal History, and the Art of Recollection

Author : Matthew Crow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781108156738
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (567 download)

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Download or read book Thomas Jefferson, Legal History, and the Art of Recollection written by Matthew Crow and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative book, historian Matthew Crow unpacks the legal and political thought of Thomas Jefferson as a tool for thinking about constitutional transformation, settler colonialism, and race and civic identity in the era of the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson's practices of reading, writing, and collecting legal history grew out of broader histories of early modern empire and political thought. As a result of the peculiar ways in which he theorized and experienced the imperial crisis and revolutionary constitutionalism, Jefferson came to understand a republican constitution as requiring a textual, material culture of law shared by citizens with the cultivated capacity to participate in such a culture. At the center of the story in Thomas Jefferson, Legal History, and the Art of Recollection, Crow concludes, we find legal history as a mode of organizing and governing collective memory, and as a way of instituting a particular form of legal subjectivity.