The Constitution in Congress: Descent into the Maelstrom, 1829-1861University of Chicago Press, 1 déc. 2007 - 344 pages This acclaimed series serves as a biography of the U.S. Constitution, offering an indispensable survey of the congressional history behind its development. In a rare examination of the role that both the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation, The Constitution in Congress shows how the actions and proceedings of these branches reveal perhaps even more about constitutional disputes than Supreme Court decisions of the time. |
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... slavery . It was slavery above all that lay behind the ever - increasing concern for states ' rights ; it was slavery above all that led to secession and civil war . And although initial congressional di- visions over both Texas and the ...
... slavery . We begin , as T have said , with the great fight over anti - slavery petitions , which set the stage for the great sectional battles that were to dominate the political scene from the ac- quisition of the Southwest until the ...
... slavery in the Northwest Territory in 1787 ; 3 the new Congress forbade the im- portation of slaves as of 1808.4 The course of this civilizing movement was not smooth , however , and around the turn of the century it began to slacken ...
... slavery in all British colonies . Abolitionist propaganda raised fears of slave insurrection in the South , and Congress was inundated with petitions seeking an end to slavery ( or the slave trade ) in the District of Columbia . It was ...
... slavery ought not to be abolished in the capital.15 The committee did not oblige him . The heat was turned up in the House too in 1835. John Dickson of New York , in offer- ing still more petitions on the same subject , proclaimed that ...
Table des matières
Diplomacy Expansion and Force | 49 |
The Evil Empire | 131 |
Conclusion | 254 |
Dramatis Personae | 257 |
Principal Officers 18291861 | 279 |
The Constitution of the United States | 287 |
Index | 303 |
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The Constitution in Congress: The Federalist Period, 1789-1801 David P. Currie Aucun aperçu disponible - 1999 |