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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... Duties 25 VII. The Iron Horse 28 VIII. The Golden Gate 31 IX. The Telegraph 34 CHAPTER 2: THE PUBLIC LANDS 37 I. The 1833 Distribution Bill 40 II. The 1841 Distribution Law 43 III. The Mad 46 IV. The Learned 50 V. The Footloose 53 ...
... Duties 25 VII. The Iron Horse 28 VIII. The Golden Gate 31 IX. The Telegraph 34 CHAPTER 2: THE PUBLIC LANDS 37 I. The 1833 Distribution Bill 40 II. The 1841 Distribution Law 43 III. The Mad 46 IV. The Learned 50 V. The Footloose 53 ...
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... duties.1 This volume and the one that follows cover the period between the inauguration of Andrew Jackson and that of Abraham Lincoln—from the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 to the outbreak of the Civil War. There was a kind of terrible ...
... duties.1 This volume and the one that follows cover the period between the inauguration of Andrew Jackson and that of Abraham Lincoln—from the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 to the outbreak of the Civil War. There was a kind of terrible ...
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... duties should generally be set at such a level as to place U.S. goods “in fair competition with those of other countries,” and even higher in the case of “articles which are of primary necessity in time of war.” Thus it was unlikely ...
... duties should generally be set at such a level as to place U.S. goods “in fair competition with those of other countries,” and even higher in the case of “articles which are of primary necessity in time of war.” Thus it was unlikely ...
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... duties charged by law, and from which exports are made to foreign countries. Id at 463. 511d at 614, 625-26, 619—20. Polk had a ready answer for those who might fear. 52Even Calhoun, an ardent states'-righter in his later years, had ...
... duties charged by law, and from which exports are made to foreign countries. Id at 463. 511d at 614, 625-26, 619—20. Polk had a ready answer for those who might fear. 52Even Calhoun, an ardent states'-righter in his later years, had ...
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... duties on vessels plying navigable waters; that was how river and harbor improvements had been paid for until Congress began to usurp state authority.“ IV. THE UNDELIVERED VETO Anticipating that Congress might present him with yet ...
... duties on vessels plying navigable waters; that was how river and harbor improvements had been paid for until Congress began to usurp state authority.“ IV. THE UNDELIVERED VETO Anticipating that Congress might present him with yet ...
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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