The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898Sanford Levinson, Bartholomew Sparrow Rowman & Littlefield, 14. 6. 2023 - Počet stran: 272 The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and constitutional questions arose that greatly tested American resolve and reshaped the nation's founding premises. In this exciting collection, Sanford Levinson and Bartholomew Sparrow bring together noted scholars in American history, constitutional law, and political science to examine role that the Louisiana Purchase played in shaping both the expansionist policies of the nineteenth century and critical interpretations of the Constitution. The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898 provides a fascinating overview of how the U.S. Constitution and the American political system is inextricably tied to |
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... Ibid . , art . I , § 8 , cl . 4 ( “ The Congress shall have Power . . . [ t ] o establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization " ) . 7. Ibid . , art . IV , § 3 , cl . 2 ( “ The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful ...
... Ibid . , art . I , § 8 , cl . 4 ( “ The Congress shall have Power . . . [ t ] o establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization " ) . 7. Ibid . , art . IV , § 3 , cl . 2 ( “ The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful ...
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... Ibid . , art . I , § 1 . 19. See Steven G. Calabresi and Kevin H. Rhodes , " The Structural Constitution : Uni- tary Executive , Plural Judiciary , " 105 Harvard Law Review 1153 ( 1992 ) . 20. U.S. Const . art . II , § 1 , cl . 1 . 21. Ibid ...
... Ibid . , art . I , § 1 . 19. See Steven G. Calabresi and Kevin H. Rhodes , " The Structural Constitution : Uni- tary Executive , Plural Judiciary , " 105 Harvard Law Review 1153 ( 1992 ) . 20. U.S. Const . art . II , § 1 , cl . 1 . 21. Ibid ...
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... Ibid . , art . II , § 2 , cl . 1 ( “ he may require the Opinion , in writing , of the principal Of- ficer in each of the executive Departments , upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices " ) . 26. Ibid . , art ...
... Ibid . , art . II , § 2 , cl . 1 ( “ he may require the Opinion , in writing , of the principal Of- ficer in each of the executive Departments , upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices " ) . 26. Ibid . , art ...
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... ibid . , art . I , § 9 , cl . 4 ( “ No Capitation , or other direct , Tax shall be laid , unless in Proportion to ... ibid . , 450 ( statement of Rep . Elliot ) ( implying that Congress must admit the acquired territory as states at some ...
... ibid . , art . I , § 9 , cl . 4 ( “ No Capitation , or other direct , Tax shall be laid , unless in Proportion to ... ibid . , 450 ( statement of Rep . Elliot ) ( implying that Congress must admit the acquired territory as states at some ...
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... . Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address , March 4 , 1801 , in Merrill D. Peterson , ed . Jefferson Writings ( New York : The Library of America , 1984 ) , 494 . 9. Ibid . See the essays collected in James P. 64 Peter S. Onuf.
... . Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address , March 4 , 1801 , in Merrill D. Peterson , ed . Jefferson Writings ( New York : The Library of America , 1984 ) , 494 . 9. Ibid . See the essays collected in James P. 64 Peter S. Onuf.
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