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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... decision ( which declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional ) show , the geographic expansion of the United States also raised to the surface po- litical issues that related directly to the slavery issue . The political parties ...
... decision ( which declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional ) show , the geographic expansion of the United States also raised to the surface po- litical issues that related directly to the slavery issue . The political parties ...
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... decision in Downes v . Bidwell , 9 that created the constitutionally unprece- dented category of " unincorporated ... decisions are made by persons other than judges : U.S. presidents and members of Congress have been every bit as ...
... decision in Downes v . Bidwell , 9 that created the constitutionally unprece- dented category of " unincorporated ... decisions are made by persons other than judges : U.S. presidents and members of Congress have been every bit as ...
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... decision proved inapt with regard to justifying the annexation of Texas in 1845 , which occurred neither through treaty - a treaty with the Lone Star Republic failed to receive even a majority in the Senate in 1844 — nor conquest in war ...
... decision proved inapt with regard to justifying the annexation of Texas in 1845 , which occurred neither through treaty - a treaty with the Lone Star Republic failed to receive even a majority in the Senate in 1844 — nor conquest in war ...
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... decision making ) . Professor Currie carefully analyzes the constitutional arguments made at the time about Texas's annexation ; his chapter is part of his path - breaking multivolume study of The Consti- tution in Congress , and both ...
... decision making ) . Professor Currie carefully analyzes the constitutional arguments made at the time about Texas's annexation ; his chapter is part of his path - breaking multivolume study of The Consti- tution in Congress , and both ...
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... decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court , that the United States is not the aggregate of its several states , and that we must always be attentive to the ( ideo ) logic of national expediency when trying to understand the premises ( and ...
... decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court , that the United States is not the aggregate of its several states , and that we must always be attentive to the ( ideo ) logic of national expediency when trying to understand the premises ( and ...
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