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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... questions of congressional and presidential war powers raised by the conflict with Mexico, we return to our central theme: Part II traces the slavery question from the Mexican Cession to secession, as the ship of state was drawn ever ...
... question, and regard the right of petition as an important political right . . . [that] springs from the form and principles of our institutions. Sir, this is a popular Government — the sovereign power resides in the people .... Public ...
... question carefully, and I assert boldly, without the least fear of refutation, that, stretched to the utmost, the right cannot be extended beyond the presentation of a petition, at which point the rights of this body commence. When a ...
... question in his very next breath: The framers of the constitution remembered that the Parliament of Great Britain had passed laws prohibiting citizens from assembling, consulting, and petitioning for a redress of grievances. They ...
... question of reception it was necessary for Senators to discuss the question of constitutional authority, and they did. Proponents of congressional power had prima facie the easier case, since Article I, § 8 gave Congress the right of ...
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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 |