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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... United States—History. 2. Legislative power—United States—History. 3.Constitutional law—United States—History. 4. United States—Politics and government—1815–1861. I. Title. KF4541.C83 2005 342.7302'9—dc22 2004022457 o This paper meets ...
... United States—History. 2. Legislative power—United States—History. 3.Constitutional law—United States—History. 4. United States—Politics and government—1815–1861. I. Title. KF4541.C83 2005 342.7302'9—dc22 2004022457 o This paper meets ...
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... United States, from Arkansas in 1836 to Kansas in 1861. But these years witnessed an enormous expansion of US. territory as well; Manifest Destiny was the motto of the day. Texas was annexed in 1845. A treaty with Great Britain settled ...
... United States, from Arkansas in 1836 to Kansas in 1861. But these years witnessed an enormous expansion of US. territory as well; Manifest Destiny was the motto of the day. Texas was annexed in 1845. A treaty with Great Britain settled ...
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... United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (S Doc 99-16, 99th Cong, 1st Sess) (Government Printing Office, 1987) Samuel Flagg Bemis, John Quincy Adams and the Union (Knopf, 1956) Thomas Hart Benton, Thirty Years' View; or, A ...
... United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (S Doc 99-16, 99th Cong, 1st Sess) (Government Printing Office, 1987) Samuel Flagg Bemis, John Quincy Adams and the Union (Knopf, 1956) Thomas Hart Benton, Thirty Years' View; or, A ...
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... United States (Appleton, 1935) Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States (Robert Farnharn, 1852—) Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun (Oxford, 1987) Wayne Cutler, ed, Correspondence of ...
... United States (Appleton, 1935) Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States (Robert Farnharn, 1852—) Merrill D. Peterson, The Great Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun (Oxford, 1987) Wayne Cutler, ed, Correspondence of ...
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... United States was in its second incarnation; tariffs had just been raised to unprecedentedly high levels; internal improvements sprouted like weeds on the Capitol lawn.3 On March 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson of Tennessee became the seventh ...
... United States was in its second incarnation; tariffs had just been raised to unprecedentedly high levels; internal improvements sprouted like weeds on the Capitol lawn.3 On March 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson of Tennessee became the seventh ...
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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