The Constitution of Empire: Territorial Expansion and American Legal HistoryYale University Press, 2008 M10 1 - 288 pages The Constitution of Empire offers a constitutional and historical survey of American territorial expansion from the founding era to the present day. The authors describe the Constitution’s design for territorial acquisition and governance and examine the ways in which practice over the past two hundred years has diverged from that original vision. |
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... . The Constitution is noticeably terse when it comes to territorial acquisition and governance . There is no express clause concerning the acquisition of terri- tory . The Admissions Clause in Article IV provides that 2 Introduction.
... Admissions Clause speaks only of territory that is already part of existing states . There are two clauses that obviously concern governance of federal territory : one grants to Congress power " [ t ] o exercise exclusive Legislation in ...
... Admissions Clause permits the admission of new states from territory acquired after ratification of the Constitution. The Constitution is thus well suited to the addition of new states to the union. The one possible complication ...
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The Constitution of Empire: Territorial Expansion and American Legal History Gary Lawson,Guy Seidman No preview available - 2004 |