The Price of UnionHoughton Mifflin, 1950 - 750 pages Explores the origins and development of American political institutions. Contains a copy of the constitution, notes, bibliography, and index. |
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Page 9
... authority and " restore law and order " . -a phrase that runs like a note of warning throughout the history of empires . The steps taken to assert authority united all the colonies with Massachusetts , and united the conservative ...
... authority and " restore law and order " . -a phrase that runs like a note of warning throughout the history of empires . The steps taken to assert authority united all the colonies with Massachusetts , and united the conservative ...
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... Authority must always be limited ; an act of authority beyond the assigned limits is neither just nor legal . Such was the eighteenth - century faith . Such is the central dogma of the Amer- ican constitutional system . Clearly , this ...
... Authority must always be limited ; an act of authority beyond the assigned limits is neither just nor legal . Such was the eighteenth - century faith . Such is the central dogma of the Amer- ican constitutional system . Clearly , this ...
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... authority over the citizens of the states , and could only petition the states for money , could only request them to carry out the provisions of the treaties it might make with foreign powers . On the other hand , Congress had authority ...
... authority over the citizens of the states , and could only petition the states for money , could only request them to carry out the provisions of the treaties it might make with foreign powers . On the other hand , Congress had authority ...
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17631788 | 3 |
Prelude to a Federation | 25 |
Claims of the States to Western Lands 17831802 | 35 |
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