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 47
... majority of the whole number of electors appointed . " If no one had such a majority the House of Representatives , casting one vote for each state , would choose a President from the five highest on the list . If two people had a majority ...
... majority of the whole number of electors appointed . " If no one had such a majority the House of Representatives , casting one vote for each state , would choose a President from the five highest on the list . If two people had a majority ...
Page 264
... majority of their neighbors , but they would not submit to a majority living a thousand miles away . “ Of what value is our representation here , " said Hayne , attacking the tariff , when " the imposition is laid , not by the ...
... majority of their neighbors , but they would not submit to a majority living a thousand miles away . “ Of what value is our representation here , " said Hayne , attacking the tariff , when " the imposition is laid , not by the ...
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... majority rule , was regarded as a matter concerning the states , and only the states as a form of suffrage and a way of using their local powers which the states might adopt or reject , as they saw fit . No one had dared suggest that ...
... majority rule , was regarded as a matter concerning the states , and only the states as a form of suffrage and a way of using their local powers which the states might adopt or reject , as they saw fit . No one had dared suggest that ...
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17631788 | 3 |
Prelude to a Federation | 25 |
Claims of the States to Western Lands 17831802 | 35 |
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