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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... common with both . Such met- aphors and models are too risky as comprehensive descriptions of this range of experience ; nonetheless , if used with care and sensitivity , they enable the reader to appreciate the challenges inherent in ...
... common with both . Such met- aphors and models are too risky as comprehensive descriptions of this range of experience ; nonetheless , if used with care and sensitivity , they enable the reader to appreciate the challenges inherent in ...
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... common - law tradition ; and the federal principle of organizing pol- ities by distributing and sharing power between general and constituent governments . The reader can trace these ideas in the two stages of the founding process ...
... common - law tradition ; and the federal principle of organizing pol- ities by distributing and sharing power between general and constituent governments . The reader can trace these ideas in the two stages of the founding process ...
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... of ex- clusive rights to an invention or process for a specified term of years — is but one kind of " patent " under the English constitution and common law . According to Donald S. Lutz , a colonial charter usually 6 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
... of ex- clusive rights to an invention or process for a specified term of years — is but one kind of " patent " under the English constitution and common law . According to Donald S. Lutz , a colonial charter usually 6 ROOTS OF THE REPUBLIC.
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... common practice in the early 1600s . Similar to a language like German , a capital letter began many nouns or important words . They were not always consistent in this practice . 1 The word " dread " was usually used to imply deep awe ...
... common practice in the early 1600s . Similar to a language like German , a capital letter began many nouns or important words . They were not always consistent in this practice . 1 The word " dread " was usually used to imply deep awe ...
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... common government while at the same time preserving each town government . When several indepen- dent governments agree to form a common government with certain powers binding on all of them , yet at the same time retain certain powers ...
... common government while at the same time preserving each town government . When several indepen- dent governments agree to form a common government with certain powers binding on all of them , yet at the same time retain certain powers ...
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