Download or read book Official Publications Relating to American State Constitutional Conventions written by University of Chicago. Library and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A List of Official Publications of American State Constitutional Conventions 1776 1916 written by Augustus Hunt Shearer and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The American State Constitutional Tradition written by John J. Dinan and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2006-04-14 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For too long, the American constitutional tradition has been defined solely by the U.S. Constitution drafted in 1787. Yet constitutional debates at the state level open a window on how Americans, in different places and at different times, have chosen to govern themselves. From New Hampshire in 1776 to Louisiana in 1992, state constitutional conventions have served not only as instruments of democracy but also as forums for revising federal principles and institutions. In The American State Constitutional Tradition, John Dinan shows that state constitutions are much more than mere echoes of the federal document. The first comprehensive study of all 114 state constitutional conventions for which there are recorded debates, his book shows that state constitutional debates in many ways better reflect the accumulated wisdom of American constitution-makers than do the more traditional studies of the federal constitution. Wielding extraordinary command over a mass of historical detail, Dinan clarifies the alternatives considered by state constitution makers and the reasons for the adoption or rejection of various governing principles and institutions. Among other things, he shows that the states are nearly universal in their rejection of the rigid federal model of the constitutional amendment process, favoring more flexible procedures for constitutional change; they often grant citizens greater direct participation in law-making; they have debated and at times rejected the value of bicameralism; and they have altered the veto powers of both the executive and judicial branches. Dinan also shows that, while the Founders favored a minimalist design and focused exclusively on protecting individuals from government action, state constitution makers have often adopted more detailed constitutions, sometimes specifying positive rights that depend on government action for their enforcement. Moreover, unlike the federal constitution, state constitutions often contain provisions dedicated to the formation of citizen character, ranging from compulsory schooling to the regulation of gambling or liquor. By integrating state constitution making with the federal constitutional tradition, this path-breaking work widens and deepens our understanding of the principles by which we've chosen to govern ourselves.

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Download or read book Bulletin of the Newberry Library Number 6 A List of Official Publications of American State Constitutional Conventions 1776 1916 written by Augustus Hunt Shearer and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-22 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A List of Documentary Material Relating to State Constitutional Conventions 1776 1912 written by Augustus Hunt Shearer and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This useful reference book provides a comprehensive list of documents related to state constitutional conventions held in the United States from 1776 to 1912. Intended primarily for historians, political scientists, and legal scholars, this book is an essential resource for anyone researching American political history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book State Constitutional Conventions from Independence to the Completion of the Present Union 1776 1959 written by Cynthia E. Browne and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1973 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Constitutional Convention of 1787 written by John R. Vile and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 1157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated second edition of the most comprehensive encyclopedia of America's founding convention. Now with nearly 400 new and updated entries and over 120 illustrations and maps, this revised and expanded edition of this impressive encyclopedia shows in detail the lively, contentious, four-month process that produced the United States Constitution. With fascinating detailed portraits of the Framers, we are taken behind the scenes into the fiery debates between powerful personalities and the hard-fought battles and compromises that resulted in one of the most important documents in history. Drawing on original sources and a wealth of secondary works and recent scholarship, updated entries and dozens of illuminating side boxes present a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the Constitutional Convention. Features include: - Two chronologies: day-to-day events at the Convention and important dates leading up to it - Detailed individual profiles of the delegates and excerpts from accounts of their debates - Information that brings the events of the Convention to life, such as the delegates' salaries, housing, daily schedule, how appointed, their backgrounds, their personal and legislative motivations, the mechanism of how the Convention and its committees worked - How the creation of states, their legislations, plans and constitutions all contributed to the final document - Analysis of Convention discussion of dominant historical and philosophical influences and themes and how and why they were included in the Constitution - A thorough appendix containing original documents and text of important speeches. - Suggested readings for each entry, cross-references, a topical table of contents, an up-to-date and thorough bibliography, index. These two volumes provide a complete guide to a pivotal moment in the formation of the United States - the Constitutional Convention - that created one of the most important documents in history, the United States Constitution. JOHN R. VILE (Ph.D., UVA) is Dean of the Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University. His recent books include The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution (2012); The Men Who Made the Constitution (2013); Re-Framers (2014); The Wisest Council in the World (2015); A Companion to the United States Constitution (6th ed. 2015); Founding Documents of America (2015); Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues (4th ed., 2015); and The Early Republic (2016).

Download or read book The United States Constitution Annotated written by James Madison and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America and the Federal Government of the United States. It provides the framework for the organization of the United States Government. The document defines the three main branches of the government: The legislative branch with a bicameral Congress, an executive branch led by the President, and a judicial branch headed by the Supreme Court. Besides providing for the organization of these branches, the Constitution outlines obligations of each office, as well as provides what powers each branch may exercise. It also reserves numerous rights for the individual states, thereby establishing the United States' federal system of government. It is the shortest and oldest written constitution of any major sovereign state.The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention (or Constitutional Congress[citation needed]) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by conventions in each U.S. state in the name of "The People"; it has since been amended twenty-seven times, the first ten amendments being known as the Bill of Rights. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was actually the first constitution of the United States of America. The U.S. Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation as the governing document for the United States after being ratified by nine states. The Constitution has a central place in United States law and political culture. The handwritten, or "engrossed", original document penned by Jacob Shallus is on display at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

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