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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... admission - settled and others open - ended ? What impact did the gold rush have on American political culture ? Did expansionism and the promise of an agriculture - based society blunt the impetus of capitalism and a concentration of ...
... admission - settled and others open - ended ? What impact did the gold rush have on American political culture ? Did expansionism and the promise of an agriculture - based society blunt the impetus of capitalism and a concentration of ...
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... admission of new states into the Union . As a matter of fact , the Constitution mentions " territory " only once , in the Territories Clause , despite the fact that a reading of the record of the constitutional convention shows that ...
... admission of new states into the Union . As a matter of fact , the Constitution mentions " territory " only once , in the Territories Clause , despite the fact that a reading of the record of the constitutional convention shows that ...
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... admission . Utah and its Mormon population became a territory in 1850 , but it was not admitted as a state until 1896. And New Mexico and its majority Hispanic population , which also became an organized territory in 1850 , would not be ...
... admission . Utah and its Mormon population became a territory in 1850 , but it was not admitted as a state until 1896. And New Mexico and its majority Hispanic population , which also became an organized territory in 1850 , would not be ...
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... admissions power , which provides that “ [ n ] ew States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union . " 47 The admissions power itself is essentially limitless . Notwithstanding early doubts , and a recent attempt to resuscitate ...
... admissions power , which provides that “ [ n ] ew States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union . " 47 The admissions power itself is essentially limitless . Notwithstanding early doubts , and a recent attempt to resuscitate ...
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... admission as a state . It speaks of admission " to the enjoyment of the rights , advantages and immuni- ties of citizens of the United States , " but promises only that such admission will take place “ as soon as possible , according to ...
... admission as a state . It speaks of admission " to the enjoyment of the rights , advantages and immuni- ties of citizens of the United States , " but promises only that such admission will take place “ as soon as possible , according to ...
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