Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents InterpretedStephen L. Schechter, Richard B. Bernstein, Donald S. Lutz Roots of the Republic shows how the Constitution was a product, not simply of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but of a legal and philosophical tradition almost two centuries old. The editors have selected eighteen key documents in the development of that tradition and reproduced them with essays that explain what they mean, why they were written, and why they are important today. Each key document is accompanied by an interpretive essay written by a contemporary scholar. These essays focus on the importance of each frame of government and include commentaries on why they are meaningful today. Intended to help readers learn how to read and understand these documents, the book is also a handy reference and a strong introduction to the development of political thought and the debates surrounding the formation of the state governments and the federal union. |
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Page 28
... popular sovereignty was startling in the context of the times . First , there was nothing in English common law that resembled popular sovereignty . Instead , parliamentary sover- eignty has been as far as Britain would go , even to ...
... popular sovereignty was startling in the context of the times . First , there was nothing in English common law that resembled popular sovereignty . Instead , parliamentary sover- eignty has been as far as Britain would go , even to ...
Page 267
... popular sovereignty . Popular sovereignty is the idea that the people have the final say in political matters , that they are ultimately in control and government exists to serve them , not vice versa . We know that popular ...
... popular sovereignty . Popular sovereignty is the idea that the people have the final say in political matters , that they are ultimately in control and government exists to serve them , not vice versa . We know that popular ...
Page 297
... popular govern- ment ; and , rhetoric aside , most were advocates of popular government by some form of elected representation . " In sum , then , Federalists and Antifederalists agreed on the need for delay , the worth of cool and ...
... popular govern- ment ; and , rhetoric aside , most were advocates of popular government by some form of elected representation . " In sum , then , Federalists and Antifederalists agreed on the need for delay , the worth of cool and ...
Contents
The Ten Farms Covenant 1665 | 36 |
The Albany Plan of Union 1754 | 106 |
The Virginia Declaration of Rights and Constitution 1776 | 150 |
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