The Constitution in Congress descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861
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 interpretati...
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Formato: | Libro |
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Chicago ; London :
University of Chicago Press
2005
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Acceso en línea: | Reseña |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b18203097*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The great petition fight
- South Carolina, Arkansas, and Liberia
- O Canada!
- Around the pole
- The great Southwest
- Brushfires
- Mr. Wilmot's proviso
- Mr. Clay's compromise
- The slippery slope
- The winter of our discontent