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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... judicial review ( and , there- fore , the possible invalidation ) of federal statutes , Marbury was the first example of the actual exercise of this power to negate a legislative enactment . The second purpose , then , is to put Marbury ...
... judicial review ( and , there- fore , the possible invalidation ) of federal statutes , Marbury was the first example of the actual exercise of this power to negate a legislative enactment . The second purpose , then , is to put Marbury ...
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... judicial sen- tence , the judges may pass the sentence.1 16 Jefferson thus saw the Treaty Clause as an Article II counterpart to the Sweeping Clause of Article I , which gives Congress power to " make all Laws which shall be necessary ...
... judicial sen- tence , the judges may pass the sentence.1 16 Jefferson thus saw the Treaty Clause as an Article II counterpart to the Sweeping Clause of Article I , which gives Congress power to " make all Laws which shall be necessary ...
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... judicial Power . " That basic point has been demonstrated at length elsewhere , 22 and we are content to rest our argument upon those demonstrations . In a portion of the Constitution , such as Article I , in which the Vesting Clause ...
... judicial Power . " That basic point has been demonstrated at length elsewhere , 22 and we are content to rest our argument upon those demonstrations . In a portion of the Constitution , such as Article I , in which the Vesting Clause ...
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