The Constitution of Empire: Territorial Expansion and American Legal HistoryYale University Press, 01 հոկ, 2008 թ. - 288 էջ The Constitution of Empire offers a constitutional and historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the Constitution’s design for territorial acquisition and governance and examine the ways in which practice over the past two hundred years has diverged from that original vision. |
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... executive or judicial action rather than a grant of any power - which is why it appears in Article I , section 9 , the portion of the original Constitution that is devoted to direct limitations on various federal actors . It makes ...
... power would all lead to the conclusion that the purchase was consti- tutional ; it is actually quite difficult to ... executive agreements , with or with- out congressional approval , raises the additional question whether the treaty power ...
... power , either internationally or domestically , to terminate a war . 62 A treaty power that does not include the power to enter into peace treaties would be like an executive power that does not include the power to execute the laws ...
... power ex- tends , has not been defined in detail by the Constitution ; nor are we entirely agreed among ourselves ... Executive and Senate from entangling and embroiling our affairs with those of Europe . Besides , as the negotiations are ...
... power to effectuate all powers of all federal institutions . Just as the Sweeping Clause permits Congress to pass legislation to implement its own granted powers " and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of ...