Download or read book The Constitution and Public Opinion Classic Reprint written by Frederic Clemson Howe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Constitution and Public Opinion I. Extreme rigidity in our federal and state constitutions. Amendment is made as difficult as possible; in some states it is practically impossible. The assumption of constitution makers seems to have been that eternal wisdom was possessed by the generation entrusted with the making of the constitution, and that the results of their labors should be crystallized into perma nent, unchanging form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Public Opinion and Popular Government Classic Reprint written by A. Lawrence Lowell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Public Opinion and Popular Government The substance of this volume was delivered in the spring of 1909 as the James Schouler lectures of that year at Johns Hopkins University, but the pressure of other duties has delayed the preparation of the book for publication until the present time. The contents speak for themselves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Our Constitution written by Edward Waterman Townsend and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our Constitution: Why and How It Was Made Who Made It, and What It Is The purpose of this book is to tell the story of the incentives, making, ratification and amendment of our Constitution. The plan is, first, to narrate something of those conditions in England which influenced the political sentiments of early American colonists and the significant events in the founding of the Colonies, in order that readers shall have in mind what char acter of political bodies united under the Constitution. Next is shown the growth of the idea of union, the causes which strengthened and spread it and the forms in which it was expressed in famous documents. This carries the narrative through the period of govern ment under the Articles of Confederation up to the time when public opinion resulted in the call for the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention. Then some thing is told of the men who met in the Convention, how they worked, contended, compromised and finally submitted the Constitution they had framed to the people; of the struggle for its ratification, the early demand for the first ten Amendments, and the election of Washington as the first President under its pro vision. Finally the story tells what were the causes which led to the further amendment of the Constitu tion, and what it is to-day as developed by custom and interpreted by courts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Story of the Constitution of the United States Classic Reprint written by Francis Newton Thorpe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of the Constitution of the United States The story of the Constitution is of truth stranger than fie tion. It is natural to attribute to an institution throughout its history that reputation which it bears in our own day. Many men are yet living who remember with startling dis tinctness a time when the Constitution seemed merely a piece of parchment; when the fate of the nation was as uncertain as the course of battle; when stern necessity compelled so liberal an interpretation of the supreme law of the land that states men refrained from forming conclusions on the tendency Of national administration, and, looking hopefully forward, sought new meanings in events where before they had sought interpretation by a construction Of words. Then, and not till then, in our history was the Constitution of the United States understood in its spirit as being the expression of the nation's mind, Whatever that mind might be. But no man now living can remember the angry days when the Constitu tion was yet a hope or a proposition debated between jealous States and still more jealous political leaders. NO one can re member the living opinions which, at the close of the eight eenth century, so nearly triumphed, and whose triumph would have dissolved a feeble union of States and encouraged the horrors of an anarchy only possible in a democracy. When the Opinions on national government in America to-day and opinions Of a century ago are contrasted, it is difficult to be lieve that we are the children of our fathers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Development of Public Opinion in Regard to the Commerce Clause of the Constitution Classic Reprint written by Howard Gray Brownson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Development of Public Opinion in Regard to the Commerce Clause of the Constitution Importance of internal improvemen page 63 Early government aid to 64 Nature of Cumberland bill 64 Demand for internal improvements 65 Madison's obgections 65 General attitude of the people 66 Constitutional amendments 67 Monroe's attitude 67 Importance of internal imcrovements 68 National Bank Act of 1816. 69 Direct regulations of commerce 70 North Carolina coast surveyed 71 Legislation reslecting shipment in bond 71 Early commerce decisions of the courts 71 Early federal court decisions 72 other court decisions 74. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Download or read book Political and Constitutional Law of the United States of America Classic Reprint written by William O. Bateman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-18 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Political and Constitutional Law of the United States of America The principles fundamental to political self-government, should doubtless be clearly understood by every vo'rnn or macros. For his status, in this country, is no less than that of one of a body of absolute sovereigns.l The three fundamentally different and mu tually opposing theories of our political system, - one or another of which every voter must necessarily sanction, and consequently, -one or another of which must furnish the key to every administra tion of government, state and federal, - are therefore severally and distinctly presented, so that every voter may judge for himself, as he ought to do, which of these theories should receive his assent and support. Attention is also directed to the different foundations of govern ment, to the rise and development of the system peculiar to Amer ica, to the sovereign legislation by the People themselves from the dawn of the Revolution to the xvth Amendment, and to the views and doctrines of the original framers of our Constitutions; ever so little reflection upon which will enable any voter to form his own independent opinion, regardless of partisan strifes, and to cast his vote with a clear understanding of what it involves. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Eighteenth Amendment written by E. A. Harper and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Eighteenth Amendment: Its Validity, Public Opinion Congress and a majority of all the members of the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. It will be conceded that all the above propositions are true except the Fifth and if they cannot be justified by the history, custom, rules and regulations of the Congress and the various legislatures and Article V of the Constitution, then Mr. Root's reasoning is sound and the Eighteenth Amendment is invalid and the Court should have so declared. First - The amendment is revolutionary. Is there anything strange and unusual about that? These United States were born in a revolution, traced through fire and blood and smoke to a splendid consummation. There seems to be no objection to that, on the contrary everybody glories in it even though written in blood. But in less than ten years from that consummated revolu tion there was another one, this time accomplished in peace. In the winter of 1786 and 1787, the Congress of the United States authorized a convention to convene in Philadelphia. The dele gates were commissioned to meet and propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation - reconstruct the old existing Govern ment. Did they do it? Did these delegates obey their mandate received from the people? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A View of the Constitution of the United States of America Classic Reprint written by William Rawle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A View of the Constitution of the United States of America IF the following work shall prove useful, as an elementary treatise to the American student, the author Will be gratified. If foreigners be enabled, by the perusal of it, to obtain a general idea of the merits of the Constitution, his satisfaction will be increased. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Public Opinion written by Walter Lippmann and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In what is widely considered the most influential book ever written by Walter Lippmann, the late journalist and social critic provides a fundamental treatise on the nature of human information and communication. The work is divided into eight parts, covering such varied issues as stereotypes, image making, and organized intelligence. The study begins with an analysis of "the world outside and the pictures in our heads", a leitmotif that starts with issues of censorship and privacy, speed, words, and clarity, and ends with a careful survey of the modern newspaper. Lippmann's conclusions are as meaningful in a world of television and computers as in the earlier period when newspapers were dominant. Public Opinion is of enduring significance for communications scholars, historians, sociologists, and political scientists. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Download or read book Sources of the Constitution of the United States Considered in Relation to Colonial and English History Classic Reprint written by C. Ellis Stevens and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sources of the Constitution of the United States Considered in Relation to Colonial and English History Merica is sometimes said to be a nation without a past. The remark may mean much or little, according to its application. It is made most frequently in referring to civil institutions. In particular, there has been a tendency to regard the Constitution of the United States as without sources or antecedents, new invention in political science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Development of Constitutional Guarantees of Liberty Classic Reprint written by Roscoe Pound and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-22 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Development of Constitutional Guarantees of Liberty IN his recent book on the Supreme Court, the late Mr. Justice Jackson tells us that in Great Britain to Oh serve civil liberties is good politics and to transgress the rights Of individuals or the minority is bad politics. He adds: In the United States I cannot say that this is so. Hence he concludes that the Supreme Court must have the support Of a vigorous and enlightened public Opinion if it is to uphold civil liberties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Contributions to Political Science Vol 2 written by Francis Lieber and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Contributions to Political Science, Vol. 2: Including Lectures on the Constitution of the United States and Other Papers Lieber does not always distinguish sharply between law and morals, in the narrow sense. Sometimes a moral right or an ethical demand appears to him like a law. For example, when he is discussing the great and essentially moral force which expresses itself, in political life, as public opinion, he represents the latter as an expression of sovereignty, that is, as public law, which is certainly not the case. True it is, that no one, not even a legitimate king, can permanently withstand the might of public opinion, and true it is, that the latter, if it holds constantly and firmly to a certain course, will finally bring about changes in the constitution itself. And just as the overwhelming power of victory in a war between states decides the fate of nations, so the peaceful but ever-growing moral power of public Opinion works on until at last it becomes irresistible.' When the mind and heart of the people are fully changed, then becomes inevitable a transformation of the state itself, which is simply a body for the soul of the people to dwell in. But these cases are no Operations of sovereignty, no expressions of the supremacy of state, but rather are they radical changes in the conditions and relations upon which the state is founded, or in the situation of its people. We can appreciate the moral worth of public opinion and we should not' fail to regard it politically, but we ought never to stamp it as law. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Social Constitution Classic Reprint written by Garrett Baxter and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Social Constitution Chapter i The Nature of Sovereignty, Chapter ii Sovereignty a Natural Right. Chapter iii The Sovereign Will Chapter iv The Expression of the Chapter v Social Quality. Chapter vi The State. Chapter vii Of Suffrage. Chapter viii Public Opinion. Chapter ix Of Government. Chapter x. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Public Opinion and Popular Government written by A. Lawrence Lowell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Public Opinion and Popular Government This volume of the American Citizen Series needs no editorial exposition, except to make clear its place in the series, and its relation to the other volumes. The intent of the various writers is to lay hold of those aspects and applications of American life which affect the organization of society and government. Therefore, economics, finance, social organization, guiding principles of government, constitutional forms, the nature of democracy, have been discussed in one or another of the volumes that have already appeared. President Lowell deals with the most difficult and the most momentous question of government, - how to transmit the force of individual opinion and preference into public action. This is the crux of popular institutions. As throughout the series the effort of the author is to throw aside the husk and find the kernel; to penetrate through the current political phrases and show the psychological forces which lead to states of mind which are finally translated into laws and decisions. This process inevitably leads to a study both of representative action and of the various forms of direct legislation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.

Download or read book American Government 3e written by Glen Krutz and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.