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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... representation made it possible to es- chew crude proxies for the " people " and for particular privileged classes that were embodied in the branches of government in a mixed regime . " Repre- sentation , or representative government ...
... representation made it possible to es- chew crude proxies for the " people " and for particular privileged classes that were embodied in the branches of government in a mixed regime . " Repre- sentation , or representative government ...
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... representative democracy , Destutt wrote , there was no " need [ for ] the constraint of the human mind , the modification of our natural sentiments , the forcing of our desires , nor the excitement of imaginary passions , rival ...
... representative democracy , Destutt wrote , there was no " need [ for ] the constraint of the human mind , the modification of our natural sentiments , the forcing of our desires , nor the excitement of imaginary passions , rival ...
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... representative democracy ” was true to " nature , in a perfect state , " Destutt wrote - it should expand to its ... Government on Earth ” 53.
... representative democracy ” was true to " nature , in a perfect state , " Destutt wrote - it should expand to its ... Government on Earth ” 53.
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... government . " 77 The expansion of the nation thus ran ahead of the Union ; indeed , in the absence of common interests fos ... representative democracy " to flourish in large and ex- panding states . Jefferson's " nation " was similarly ...
... government . " 77 The expansion of the nation thus ran ahead of the Union ; indeed , in the absence of common interests fos ... representative democracy " to flourish in large and ex- panding states . Jefferson's " nation " was similarly ...
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