Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents InterpretedStephen L. Schechter Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 01 նոյ, 1991 թ. - 472 էջ 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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... Bill of Rights , 1791 423 Commentary by John P. Kaminski and Richard B. Bernstein Afterword Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Roger D. Weightman , 1826 441 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein Appendix Catalog of American Founding Documents ...
... Bill of Rights , 1791 423 Commentary by John P. Kaminski and Richard B. Bernstein Afterword Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Roger D. Weightman , 1826 441 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein Appendix Catalog of American Founding Documents ...
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... Bill of Rights added the first ten amendments to the federal Constitution.13 The reformulation of the American constitutional system took nearly five years , from the calling of the Federal Convention by the Confederation Congress in ...
... Bill of Rights added the first ten amendments to the federal Constitution.13 The reformulation of the American constitutional system took nearly five years , from the calling of the Federal Convention by the Confederation Congress in ...
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... bill of rights not only was unnecessary , as the federal government had no power to injure rights , but could be dan- gerous , because it might omit some rights , leave other rights insufficient protection , and damage state ...
... bill of rights not only was unnecessary , as the federal government had no power to injure rights , but could be dan- gerous , because it might omit some rights , leave other rights insufficient protection , and damage state ...
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