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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... doctrine of the Northwest Ordinance . " It must be remembered that a Territory , which may be called an inchoate or rudimentary State , " James Bryce commented in the late nineteenth century , " looks forward to becoming a complete ...
... doctrine of the Northwest Ordinance . " It must be remembered that a Territory , which may be called an inchoate or rudimentary State , " James Bryce commented in the late nineteenth century , " looks forward to becoming a complete ...
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... doctrine . Peter Onuf , William Freehling , Paul Kens , H. W. Brands , Julian Go , and Bartholomew Sparrow , on the other hand , attend more to the political history of the United States at the time of the Louisiana Pur- chase and in ...
... doctrine . Peter Onuf , William Freehling , Paul Kens , H. W. Brands , Julian Go , and Bartholomew Sparrow , on the other hand , attend more to the political history of the United States at the time of the Louisiana Pur- chase and in ...
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... doctrine of the Insular Tariff Cases , under which the " incorporation " of territories into the United States determines the extent to which the Constitution applies of its own force to those territories.2 When an early - nineteenth ...
... doctrine of the Insular Tariff Cases , under which the " incorporation " of territories into the United States determines the extent to which the Constitution applies of its own force to those territories.2 When an early - nineteenth ...
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... doctrine as it does from our analysis . Modern doctrine stems from a se- ries of cases , known collectively as the Insular Cases , decided during the first quarter of the twentieth century concerning the status of territories that were ...
... doctrine as it does from our analysis . Modern doctrine stems from a se- ries of cases , known collectively as the Insular Cases , decided during the first quarter of the twentieth century concerning the status of territories that were ...
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... doctrine . Under this doctrine , it is likely that the Constitution applied of its own force to Louisiana . The essence of " incorporation " under the doctrine of the Insular Cases is probably something fairly close to our ...
... doctrine . Under this doctrine , it is likely that the Constitution applied of its own force to Louisiana . The essence of " incorporation " under the doctrine of the Insular Cases is probably something fairly close to our ...
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