The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs, 1829-1861The Constitution in Congress series has been called nothing less than a biography of the US Constitution for its in-depth examination of the role that the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation. This third volume in the series, the early installments of which dealt with the Federalist and Jeffersonian eras, continues this examination with the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 and subsequent efforts by Democrats to dismantle Henry Clay’s celebrated “American System” of nationalist economics. David P. Currie covers the political events of the period leading up to the start of the Civil War, showing how the slavery question, although seldom overtly discussed in the debates included in this volume, underlies the Southern insistence on strict interpretation of federal powers. Like its predecessors, The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs will be an invaluable reference for legal scholars and constitutional historians alike. |
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... first sixteen years were dominated by partisan efforts to dismantle Henry's Clay's celebrated American System, the second by conflicts over expansion and slavery. I have divided the study accordingly.3 The division, however, is not ...
... first sixteen years were dominated by partisan efforts to dismantle Henry's Clay's celebrated American System, the second by conflicts over expansion and slavery. I have divided the study accordingly.3 The division, however, is not ...
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... first term. Thus I have abandoned my earlier plan to subtitle the third volume “1829—1845” and the fourth “1845—1861”; there are too many departures from this pattern to make the designations credible. It remains true, however, that the ...
... first term. Thus I have abandoned my earlier plan to subtitle the third volume “1829—1845” and the fourth “1845—1861”; there are too many departures from this pattern to make the designations credible. It remains true, however, that the ...
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... first and fundamental rule” that written instruments should be construed “according to the sense of the terms, and the intention of the parties.” The basic source materials for this study, as in earlier volumes, are statutes, executive ...
... first and fundamental rule” that written instruments should be construed “according to the sense of the terms, and the intention of the parties.” The basic source materials for this study, as in earlier volumes, are statutes, executive ...
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... first time the presidential reins were taken up. 910 Stat 1031 (Dec 30, 1853). The area in question was a narrow strip of land along the Mexican border in what is now Arizona and New Mexico. See Harold M. Hyman & William M. Wiecek, Equal ...
... first time the presidential reins were taken up. 910 Stat 1031 (Dec 30, 1853). The area in question was a narrow strip of land along the Mexican border in what is now Arizona and New Mexico. See Harold M. Hyman & William M. Wiecek, Equal ...
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... first real leader to reach the President's House in a quarter century. They were not to regain the Presidency for another twenty-four years. Great men continued to serve in Congress and the Cabinet during this period, if less frequently ...
... first real leader to reach the President's House in a quarter century. They were not to regain the Presidency for another twenty-four years. Great men continued to serve in Congress and the Cabinet during this period, if less frequently ...
Contents
The Kitchen Sink
| 121 |
Conclusion | 278 |
Dramatis Personae | 281 |
Appendix B Principal Officers 18291861 | 303 |
Appendix C The Constitution of the United States | 311 |
Index | 327 |
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The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs, 1829-1861 David P. Currie No preview available - 2013 |
The Constitution in Congress: Descent into the Maelstrom, 1829-1861, Volume 4 David P. Currie No preview available - 2006 |
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