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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... necessary , because this approach , at least in its broad outlines , follows from the nature of the Constitution as a public communicative instru- ment containing directives . The Constitution addresses itself to a general au- dience ...
... necessary for this . " 14 Jefferson expressed this view repeatedly during the summer of 1803 and even floated for discussion a number of proposed constitutional amend- ments to authorize the acquisition , although at other points he ...
... necessary incident of sovereignty and therefore requires no specific constitutional authorization . For instance , Representative Samuel Latham Mitchill argued that a power of territorial expansion is " inherent in independent nations ...
... necessary , from time to time , for the well managing and securing the common property and general interests and welfare of the United States in such manner as shall not interfere with the Governments of individual States in matters ...
... necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers , and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States , or in any Department or Officer thereof . ” 43 This " Sweeping Clause ...