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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... University Press of Virginia , 1994 ) , 247 . 2. Both quoted in Mayer , The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson , 230 . 3. Quoted in Paul Brest et al . , Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking , 4th ed . ( Gaithersburg ...
... University Press of Virginia , 1994 ) , 247 . 2. Both quoted in Mayer , The Constitutional Thought of Thomas Jefferson , 230 . 3. Quoted in Paul Brest et al . , Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking , 4th ed . ( Gaithersburg ...
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... University Press , 2001 ) ; Frances E. Lee and Bruce I. Oppenheimer , Sizing up the Senate : The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation ( Chicago : Uni- versity of Chicago Press , 1999 ) . 13. See , for instance , Reginald Horsman ...
... University Press , 2001 ) ; Frances E. Lee and Bruce I. Oppenheimer , Sizing up the Senate : The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation ( Chicago : Uni- versity of Chicago Press , 1999 ) . 13. See , for instance , Reginald Horsman ...
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... University Press , 2004 ) . We are less confident , however , that all subsequent American acquisitions can be as easily justified . In particular , we have grave doubts about the United States ' constitutional power to acquire the ...
... University Press , 2004 ) . We are less confident , however , that all subsequent American acquisitions can be as easily justified . In particular , we have grave doubts about the United States ' constitutional power to acquire the ...
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... University Press , 2000 ) , 353 . 45. 5 Co. Rep . 99b ( 1598 ) . 46. 3 William Blackstone , Commentaries on the Laws of England , 74 . 47. U.S. Const . art . IV , § 2 , cl . 1. Other clauses , such as the Navy Clause , may have jus ...
... University Press , 2000 ) , 353 . 45. 5 Co. Rep . 99b ( 1598 ) . 46. 3 William Blackstone , Commentaries on the Laws of England , 74 . 47. U.S. Const . art . IV , § 2 , cl . 1. Other clauses , such as the Navy Clause , may have jus ...
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... University Press , 1990 ) . The best study of the early political and diplomatic history of Louisiana is Peter J. Kastor , The Nation's Crucible : The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America ( New Haven , Conn .: Yale University ...
... University Press , 1990 ) . The best study of the early political and diplomatic history of Louisiana is Peter J. Kastor , The Nation's Crucible : The Louisiana Purchase and the Creation of America ( New Haven , Conn .: Yale University ...
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