The American Constitutional Tradition Colonial Charters, Covenants, and Revolutionary State Constitutions, 1578-1780 |
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| Author:
| Brown, H. Lowell |
| Series title: | The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series In Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68393-049-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $96.99 |
Book Description:
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Closer examination of foundational, revolutionary documents, and of the colonial legislation enacted on the basis of those foundational documents, reveals an American tradition of constitutionalism that the Revolutionaries were able to draw upon when fashioning their constitutions for the newly independent states and for the federal government.
Closer examination of foundational, revolutionary documents, and of the colonial legislation enacted on the basis of those foundational documents, reveals an American tradition of constitutionalism that the Revolutionaries were able to draw upon when fashioning their constitutions for the newly independent states and for the federal government.