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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... Government, from congressional authority over bankruptcy and the seat of Government and a scattering of questions of free speech and establishment of religion to a variety of controversies over the executive and judicial powers and such ...
... Government, from congressional authority over bankruptcy and the seat of Government and a scattering of questions of free speech and establishment of religion to a variety of controversies over the executive and judicial powers and such ...
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... Government, the Jerome F. Kutak Faculty Fund, the Carl S. Lloyd Faculty Fund, the Robert B. Roesing Faculty Fund, and the Law and Government Endowment at the University of Chicago Law School for financial support; Steven J. Duffield ...
... Government, the Jerome F. Kutak Faculty Fund, the Carl S. Lloyd Faculty Fund, the Robert B. Roesing Faculty Fund, and the Law and Government Endowment at the University of Chicago Law School for financial support; Steven J. Duffield ...
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... (Government Printing Office, 1987) Samuel Flagg Bemis, John Quincy Adams and the Union (Knopf, 1956) Thomas Hart Benton, Thirty Years' View; or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 (2 ...
... (Government Printing Office, 1987) Samuel Flagg Bemis, John Quincy Adams and the Union (Knopf, 1956) Thomas Hart Benton, Thirty Years' View; or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850 (2 ...
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... (Government Printing Office, 1865) Edward S. Corwin, The President: Office and Powers (NYU, 1940) Lynda L. Crist, ed, The Papers of Jefferson Davis (10 vols to date) (LSU, 1971—) David P. Currie, The Constitution in Congress: Descent ...
... (Government Printing Office, 1865) Edward S. Corwin, The President: Office and Powers (NYU, 1940) Lynda L. Crist, ed, The Papers of Jefferson Davis (10 vols to date) (LSU, 1971—) David P. Currie, The Constitution in Congress: Descent ...
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... Government of the United States; and of the Commonwealth of Virginia (5 vols) (Lawbook Exchange, 1996) (first published in 1 803) Lyon G. Tyler, ed, The Letters and Times of the Tylers (3 vols) (Da Capo, 1970) (first published in 1884 ...
... Government of the United States; and of the Commonwealth of Virginia (5 vols) (Lawbook Exchange, 1996) (first published in 1 803) Lyon G. Tyler, ed, The Letters and Times of the Tylers (3 vols) (Da Capo, 1970) (first published in 1884 ...
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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