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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... conflicts and re- sistance the so - called balance - of even the best - constituted governments of the old regime , it ... conflict among the great trading powers , in which the " interest " of nations supposedly " consisted in beggaring ...
... conflicts and re- sistance the so - called balance - of even the best - constituted governments of the old regime , it ... conflict among the great trading powers , in which the " interest " of nations supposedly " consisted in beggaring ...
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... conflicts and unleashing the productive powers of their enterprising peoples , these postrevolutionary states had become " great na- tions . " As the old world gave way to the new , Destutt proclaimed , “ special ” regimes predicated on ...
... conflicts and unleashing the productive powers of their enterprising peoples , these postrevolutionary states had become " great na- tions . " As the old world gave way to the new , Destutt proclaimed , “ special ” regimes predicated on ...
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... conflict , however , teaching nations to culti- vate reciprocally beneficial relations . Ultimately , when " civilized nations . . . reached that point at which society is organized and somewhat more perfect , by the establishment of ...
... conflict , however , teaching nations to culti- vate reciprocally beneficial relations . Ultimately , when " civilized nations . . . reached that point at which society is organized and somewhat more perfect , by the establishment of ...
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... conflicts of interest . The realistic " Publius " might have been right that republics were no more peaceful than other forms of government and that , in the absence of a strong union , an anarchic state of nature would emerge among the ...
... conflicts of interest . The realistic " Publius " might have been right that republics were no more peaceful than other forms of government and that , in the absence of a strong union , an anarchic state of nature would emerge among the ...
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