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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... creation . ” 2 Jefferson was wrong ( thus far ) about the ultimate destiny of Cuba and Canada , which ended up as independent rather than American states , but by the end of the nineteenth century , American sovereignty extended across ...
... creating new states, and the 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 ...
... created such a stir that it seriously threatened war between the United States and Spain . After vigorous American protests , the Spanish officials , many of whom were as surprised by the action as were the Americans , relented and ...
... creating international commitments regarding migratory birds even though Congress and the President could not ( under then - existing under- standings ) constitutionally regulate that subject under any of the enumerated Article I ...
... creation rather than the execution of the law and would therefore exceed the President's executive power . 115 Accordingly , the grant to the President of the " executive Power " is self- limiting . It is a grant of power to carry into ...
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The Constitution of Empire: Territorial Expansion and American Legal History Gary Lawson,Guy Seidman No preview available - 2004 |