The Constitutional Convention and the Formation of the UnionWinton U. Solberg University of Illinois Press, 1990 - 428 páginas This book contains James Madison's notes on the debates which provide a first-hand view of the drafting of the nation's fundamental charter. An introduction by Solberg places the origins of the Constitution in the broader historical perspective of the development of political theory and constitutional practice in Western civilization. The book also links the formation of the Constitution to the events of the American Revolution from the Stamp Act Crisis to the Bill of Rights. Solberg provides background on the ratification of the Constitution, biographical sketches of each participant in the Philadelphia Convention, and population figures on which representation was to be based. - Back cover. |
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... Court . This con- sisted of a body of deputies elected to represent the towns by freemen who were church members , as well as an elective governor and his Court of Assistants . These three organs met together four times yearly as a ...
... Court . This con- sisted of a body of deputies elected to represent the towns by freemen who were church members , as well as an elective governor and his Court of Assistants . These three organs met together four times yearly as a ...
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... court for hearing and determining the matter in question ; but if they cannot agree , congress shall name three ... court to be appointed , in the manner before prescribed , shall be final and conclusive ; and if any of the parties shall ...
... court for hearing and determining the matter in question ; but if they cannot agree , congress shall name three ... court to be appointed , in the manner before prescribed , shall be final and conclusive ; and if any of the parties shall ...
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... court of chancery and became the first professor of law in America ( at the College of William and Mary in 1779 ) . In a judicial decision in 1782 he clearly stated that a court could restrain a legislative body which violated the ...
... court of chancery and became the first professor of law in America ( at the College of William and Mary in 1779 ) . In a judicial decision in 1782 he clearly stated that a court could restrain a legislative body which violated the ...
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THE GENESIS OF AMERICAN | xiii |
THE CONFEDERATION | xviii |
CONTENTS AND SOURCES OF DOCUMENTS | cxii |
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