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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... liberty and independence . This could no longer be said of America in 1804 , when a reelected Thomas Jefferson presided over a United States that had been so dramatically ex- panded . It required a significant leap of faith to expand as ...
... liberty and independence . This could no longer be said of America in 1804 , when a reelected Thomas Jefferson presided over a United States that had been so dramatically ex- panded . It required a significant leap of faith to expand as ...
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... liberty , property , and the re- ligion which they profess.3 Apart from the broad question of the United States ' constitutional power to acquire the Louisiana Territory at all , this provision raised profound ques- tions of treaty ...
... liberty , property , and the re- ligion which they profess.3 Apart from the broad question of the United States ' constitutional power to acquire the Louisiana Territory at all , this provision raised profound ques- tions of treaty ...
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... liberty , property , and the religion which they profess . " Thus , an assessment of Article III's constitu- tionality does not merely require a theory of the Treaty Clause . It also re- quires a theory of Article III . II ...
... liberty , property , and the religion which they profess . " Thus , an assessment of Article III's constitu- tionality does not merely require a theory of the Treaty Clause . It also re- quires a theory of Article III . II ...
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... liberty of con- science , & c . " 53 The difficulty with this construction , of course , is that the phrase in Article III concerning rights and immunities is joined conjunctively to the phrase concerning incorporation : " The ...
... liberty of con- science , & c . " 53 The difficulty with this construction , of course , is that the phrase in Article III concerning rights and immunities is joined conjunctively to the phrase concerning incorporation : " The ...
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... liberty , prop- erty , and the religion which they profess . " Did the treaty makers have the power to make this guarantee ? After all , the Constitution gives Congress the power to govern federal territory through the Territories ...
... liberty , prop- erty , and the religion which they profess . " Did the treaty makers have the power to make this guarantee ? After all , the Constitution gives Congress the power to govern federal territory through the Territories ...
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