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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... stitutional amendment would be necessary to validate the purchase . But there was a crucial problem with going the route of a formal constitu- tional amendment through Article V : the U.S. Constitution is extremely diffi- cult to amend ...
... stitutional amendment would be necessary to validate the purchase . But there was a crucial problem with going the route of a formal constitu- tional amendment through Article V : the U.S. Constitution is extremely diffi- cult to amend ...
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... stitutional lawyers of their time . " 1 In sum , the Louisiana Purchase stands as a remarkable event in the consti- tutional history and political development of the United States . The Louisiana Purchase fostered the faster growth of ...
... stitutional lawyers of their time . " 1 In sum , the Louisiana Purchase stands as a remarkable event in the consti- tutional history and political development of the United States . The Louisiana Purchase fostered the faster growth of ...
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... power to carry into effect other exercises of con- stitutional power but do not constitute free - standing grants of jurisdiction . On a Jeffersonian understanding , any treaty provision approved by the 22 Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman.
... power to carry into effect other exercises of con- stitutional power but do not constitute free - standing grants of jurisdiction . On a Jeffersonian understanding , any treaty provision approved by the 22 Gary Lawson and Guy Seidman.
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... stitutional questions about the ability of a treaty to promise something upon which only Congress could deliver ; Congress , not the president and the Sen- ate , is specifically given power to admit new states . It is not a plausible ...
... stitutional questions about the ability of a treaty to promise something upon which only Congress could deliver ; Congress , not the president and the Sen- ate , is specifically given power to admit new states . It is not a plausible ...
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