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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... Polk Correspondence Polk Diary Porter & Johnson, Party Platforms Rawle Remini, Jackson Richardson Schlesinger, The Age of Jackson The Second Century Story Tucker's Blackstone Tyler Letters Van Buren, Autobiography Van Deusen, Clay Van ...
... Polk Correspondence Polk Diary Porter & Johnson, Party Platforms Rawle Remini, Jackson Richardson Schlesinger, The Age of Jackson The Second Century Story Tucker's Blackstone Tyler Letters Van Buren, Autobiography Van Deusen, Clay Van ...
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... Polk emphasized) it lay entirely within a single state.16 In the first place, they argued, it was designed as part of a projected interstate highway extending from Zanesville, Ohio to Florence, Alabama; if the highway as a whole was ...
... Polk emphasized) it lay entirely within a single state.16 In the first place, they argued, it was designed as part of a projected interstate highway extending from Zanesville, Ohio to Florence, Alabama; if the highway as a whole was ...
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... Polk); id at 822 (Rep. Foster); id at 433 (Sen. Tyler): “[l]t is the easiest thing imaginable to make a road a national road. Every road in the country . . . is connected with every other . . .”). Tyler went on to deplore the acceptance ...
... Polk); id at 822 (Rep. Foster); id at 433 (Sen. Tyler): “[l]t is the easiest thing imaginable to make a road a national road. Every road in the country . . . is connected with every other . . .”). Tyler went on to deplore the acceptance ...
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... Polk of Tennessee, a former Speaker of the House and a Democrat to the core.47 President Polk vetoed appropriations for river and harbor improvements in 184648 and again in 1847.“9 The first time he sounded very much like Tyler ...
... Polk of Tennessee, a former Speaker of the House and a Democrat to the core.47 President Polk vetoed appropriations for river and harbor improvements in 184648 and again in 1847.“9 The first time he sounded very much like Tyler ...
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... Polk revealed that his position was even more restrictive than it had initially appeared. Once any authority to ... Polk's earlier bow to precedent, in other words, was to be taken most literally. “[L]ight-houses, beacons, buoys, and ...
... Polk revealed that his position was even more restrictive than it had initially appeared. Once any authority to ... Polk's earlier bow to precedent, in other words, was to be taken most literally. “[L]ight-houses, beacons, buoys, and ...
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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