Download or read book The Legacy of George Mason written by Josephine F. Pacheco and published by Associated University Presses. This book was released on 1983 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Natural Rights and Natural Law written by Robert P. Davidow and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1986 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commemorates the life and work of George Mason, the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Download or read book The Five George Masons written by Pamela C. Copeland and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Founding Father, a patriot in the Revolutionary War, a delegate from Virginia to the Constitutional Convention, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the U.S. Bill of Rights, George Mason (1725-1792) worked passionately and diligently throughout his life, both as a private citizen and as a public servant, to ensure that government protected the inherent rights of the people. The Five George Masons, first published in 1975, provides a comprehensive overview of five generations of the Mason family, beginning with George Mason I, who fled England following the defeat of the Royalists at the second battle of Worcester in 1651, arriving in the Colony of Virginia in the early 1650s. Central to this volume, of course, is George Mason IV, who, while less celebrated than his fellow Virginians George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, was one of America’s outstanding thinkers, legislators, and writers; his ideals and legacy endure to this day. This second edition includes a new foreword as well as color photos and maps, while faithfully reproducing the original edition’s unique genealogical charts of the Mason family. In tracing the family history of the Masons, the book provides important context for understanding the life and work of George Mason IV, who wrote: "All men are by nature equally free and inde¬pendent, and have certain inherent rights." The Five George Masons serves as a uniquely valuable resource for histo¬rians, educators, genealogists, and all those interested in the history of Virginia and the early United States. Distributed for the George Mason University Press
Download or read book The Will of the People written by George R. Johnson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1991-05-08 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are justly proud of their tradition of representative government. In fact, America's is the longest continuous representative government in existence. Ironically, it may be that, because of the two hundred uninterrupted years of the republic's existence, we take it for granted that we view its continuation as guaranteed. Although our republic has endured for more than two hundred years, it has not always existed in its present "form," it has not always represented many people who now routinely view its protections and guarantees as birthrights. The unlanded masses, women, blacks and other minorities, all were for a great part of our history not represented in the American body politic. Now all of these groups, at least legally speaking, are full participants in the body politic and in the public affairs of this country. This volume examines the development of the American notion of popular sovereignty from its colonial and revolutionary origins, from the days of its severely restricted meaning through its progress toward inclusion of more of "the people." Four distinguished commentators examine the social and political developments that have accompanied the growth and expansion of "the will of the people."
Download or read book George Mason and the Legacy of Constitutional Liberty written by Donald J. Senese and published by . This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Will of the People written by George R. Johnson and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1991 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are justly proud of their tradition of representative government. In fact, America's is the longest continuous representative government in existence. Ironically, it may be that, because of the two hundred uninterrupted years of the republic's existence, we take it for granted that we view its continuation as guaranteed. Although our republic has endured for more than two hundred years, it has not always existed in its present "form," it has not always represented many people who now routinely view its protections and guarantees as birthrights. The unlanded masses, women, blacks and other minorities, all were for a great part of our history not represented in the American body politic. Now all of these groups, at least legally speaking, are full participants in the body politic and in the public affairs of this country. This volume examines the development of the American notion of popular sovereignty from its colonial and revolutionary origins, from the days of its severely restricted meaning through its progress toward inclusion of more of "the people." Four distinguished commentators examine the social and political developments that have accompanied the growth and expansion of "the will of the people."
Download or read book Federalism written by Martin B. Cohen and published by Univ Publ Assn. This book was released on 1988 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Mason, whose Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a model for the U.S. Bill of Rights, was such an ardent proponent of federalism that he attacked the U.S. Constitution for its lack of true federalism. This volume in the George Mason Lecture Series examines both Mason's thought and the evolution of America's unique blend of federal principles. Contributors include: Linda Grant DePauw, Daniel J. Elazar, Robert B. Hawkins, Jr., Martin B. Cohen, Edwin R. Black.
Download or read book The History of George Mason written by George Mason and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book George Mason Forgotten Founder written by Jeff Broadwater and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Mason (1725-92) is often omitted from the small circle of founding fathers celebrated today, but in his service to America he was, in the words of Thomas Jefferson, "of the first order of greatness." Jeff Broadwater provides a comprehensive account of Mason's life at the center of the momentous events of eighteenth-century America. Mason played a key role in the Stamp Act Crisis, the American Revolution, and the drafting of Virginia's first state constitution. He is perhaps best known as author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a document often hailed as the model for the Bill of Rights. As a Virginia delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Mason influenced the emerging Constitution on point after point. Yet when he was rebuffed in his efforts to add a bill of rights and concluded the document did too little to protect the interests of the South, he refused to sign the final draft. Broadwater argues that Mason's recalcitrance was not the act of an isolated dissenter; rather, it emerged from the ideology of the American Revolution. Mason's concerns about the abuse of political power, Broadwater shows, went to the essence of the American experience.
Download or read book Antifederalism written by Josephine F. Pacheco and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Separation of Powers in the American Political System written by Barbara B. Knight and published by Univ Publ Assn. This book was released on 1989-09-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fifth volume in the George Mason Lecture Series analyzes contemporary separation of powers in the American political system and offers answers to the following questions: what is the relationship, if any, of American separation of powers to the older concept of mixed government?, and what is the connection between the governmental organization of separated powers and the political goal of checks and balances? Contents:The Allocation of Powers: The Framers' Intent, by Louis Fisher; Some Bicentennial Thoughts about Congress: Then, Now and in the Future, by Michael J. Malbin; The Changing Nature of the Presidency, by Dorothy Buckton James; Supreme Court Enforcement of Separation of Powers: A Balance Sheet, by J. Woodford Howard, Jr.
Download or read book The First Amendment written by T. Daniel Shumate and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of George Mason written by George Mason (Fict Name ) and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.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.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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 George Mason and the Legacy of Constitutional Liberty written by Diane Pikcunas and published by . This book was released on 1989-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book More Than a Plea for a Declaration of Rights written by John R. Vile and published by Lawbook Exchange, Limited. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Analysis of Founding Father George Mason's political writings and thought by a leading Constitutional history scholar, John R. Vile. Mason is primarily known for his refusal to sign the Constitution. His writings examined here, including substantial portions of the Fairfax Resolves of 1774, the Virginia Declaration of Rights of 1776, and his Objections to this Constitution of Government (1787) in opposition to ratification, have exercised a significant influence on American political thought and events. The Virginia Declaration of Rights, which Mason principally authored, served as a basis for the United States Bill of Rights, of which he has been deemed the father"--
Download or read book The Life of George Mason 1725 1792 written by Kate Mason Rowland and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book George Mason written by William G. Hyland and published by Regnery History. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Mason was a short, bookish man who was a friend and neighbor of athletic, broad-shouldered George Washington. Unlike Washington, Mason has been virtually forgotton by history. But this new biography of forgotten patriot George Mason makes a convincing case that Mason belongs in the pantheon of honored Founding Fathers. Trained in the law, Mason was also a farmer, philosopher, botanist, and musician. He was one of the architects of the Declaration of Independence, an author of the Bill of Rights, and one of the strongest proponents of religious liberty in American history. In fact, both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison may have been given undue credit for George Mason's own contributions to American democracy.
