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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... [hereafter cited as The Federalist Period]; David P. Currie, The Constitution in Congress: The Jeffersonians, 1801—1829 (Chicago, 2001) [hereafter cited as The Jeffersonians]. 2The title of this series, like many shorthand expressions ...
... [hereafter cited as The Federalist Period]; David P. Currie, The Constitution in Congress: The Jeffersonians, 1801—1829 (Chicago, 2001) [hereafter cited as The Jeffersonians]. 2The title of this series, like many shorthand expressions ...
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... [hereafter cited as Richardson]. See also Joseph Story, 1 Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, § 400 (Brown, Shattuck, 1833) [hereafter cited as Story], embracing the “first and fundamental rule” that written ...
... [hereafter cited as Richardson]. See also Joseph Story, 1 Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, § 400 (Brown, Shattuck, 1833) [hereafter cited as Story], embracing the “first and fundamental rule” that written ...
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... [hereafter cited as Schlesinger, The Age of Jackson]. As the term “emerging” suggests, to speak of Democrats and Whigs is another exercise in shorthand; neither party sprang fully fledged into existence upon Jackson's taking office in ...
... [hereafter cited as Schlesinger, The Age of Jackson]. As the term “emerging” suggests, to speak of Democrats and Whigs is another exercise in shorthand; neither party sprang fully fledged into existence upon Jackson's taking office in ...
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... [hereafter cited as Peterson, The Great Triumvirate]. As for Zachary Taylor (who had no experience at all in civil government), “having no political principles, he had made no political enemies.” The principal pronouncement of his ...
... [hereafter cited as Peterson, The Great Triumvirate]. As for Zachary Taylor (who had no experience at all in civil government), “having no political principles, he had made no political enemies.” The principal pronouncement of his ...
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... [hereafter cited as Polk Diary]. 20The Democratic Platform of 1840 (“the first national party platform,” according to those who collected them) emphasized that “[t]he federal government [was] one of limited powers” and that ...
... [hereafter cited as Polk Diary]. 20The Democratic Platform of 1840 (“the first national party platform,” according to those who collected them) emphasized that “[t]he federal government [was] one of limited powers” and that ...
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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