The Story of American Democracy, Political and IndustrialAllyn and Bacon, 1922 - 791 pages |
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Page 220
... president " ; but elsewhere the revolu- The execu- tive weak- ened tionary committees of safety gave way to a single " governor " or " president . " The governors , however , had less power than the old colonial governors . The people ...
... president " ; but elsewhere the revolu- The execu- tive weak- ened tionary committees of safety gave way to a single " governor " or " president . " The governors , however , had less power than the old colonial governors . The people ...
Page 290
... President . They thought they had done so , and they prided themselves particu- larly upon this part of their work . They supposed there would be chosen in each State a select body of men , of high social standing and large property ...
... President . They thought they had done so , and they prided themselves particu- larly upon this part of their work . They supposed there would be chosen in each State a select body of men , of high social standing and large property ...
Page 291
... President , and Absence of Supreme Court , it inserted two express provisions to a bill of shield property . ( 1 ) Even the Federal government can take private property only " by due process of law , ' rights 1 Articles IV and VI of the ...
... President , and Absence of Supreme Court , it inserted two express provisions to a bill of shield property . ( 1 ) Even the Federal government can take private property only " by due process of law , ' rights 1 Articles IV and VI of the ...
Page 292
... President Hadley of Yale , property interests in America are " in a stronger position against any attempt at government control than they are in any European country . " ( The Independent , April 16 , 1908. ) President Hadley points out ...
... President Hadley of Yale , property interests in America are " in a stronger position against any attempt at government control than they are in any European country . " ( The Independent , April 16 , 1908. ) President Hadley points out ...
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... President and Senate ( parts of the government remote from popular control ) . George Mason asserted that such a Constitution " must end either in monarchy or tyrannical aristocracy , " and a sarcastic democrat , claiming to be a Turk ...
... President and Senate ( parts of the government remote from popular control ) . George Mason asserted that such a Constitution " must end either in monarchy or tyrannical aristocracy , " and a sarcastic democrat , claiming to be a Turk ...
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Page 268 - Every state shall abide by the determinations of the United States in congress assembled, on all questions which, by this confederation, are submitted to them. And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every state ; and the Union shall be perpetual.
Page 716 - But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts — for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority to have a voice in their own governments...
Page 355 - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
Page 273 - States, to devise such further provisions as shall appear to them necessary to render the constitution of the federal government adequate to the exigencies of the union...