The Constitution in Congress: Descent into the Maelstrom, 1829-1861University of Chicago Press, 2007年12月1日 - 344 頁 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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... Bill of Rights in 1688 and later by the first amendment ; it was the inalienable " birthright " of every American citizen . If the citizen had the right to submit a petition , said Tallmadge , the Senate had a duty to receive it ; “ for ...
... bills introduced by the legislators themselves . I have little sympathy for Calhoun's position on slavery in the ... Bill of Rights ; the right to file a petition did not imply a duty to receive it.58 56. That being so , one might ...
... Bill of Rights and a 1774 declaration of the Continental Congress expressly said as much , and in light of earlier parliamentary practice that was no mean achievement . That was all the parallel first amendment provisions on speech and ...
... Bill of Rights provisions applied there , as their purposes generally seemed to require — although Congress on occasion had appeared to think them inapplica- ble in the territories.67 Congress may not deny the right to trial by jury ...
... bill as enacted banned only trading in slaves brought into the District for purposes of sale ; the rights of District slaveowners were unaffected . See section IV of chapter 8 . 83. Henry Wise would make this comparison in 1844. HR Rep ...
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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 |