Bacon's Guide to American Politics, Or, A Complete View of the Fundamental Principles of the National & State Governments, with the Respective Powers of EachSampson Low, 1863 - 94 pages |
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... RATIFICATION OF DITTO 34 PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S DECLARATION OF INDEPEN- MESSAGE ON THE CRISIS 58 DENCE . 36 EXTRACTS FROM THE RE- THEORY OF GOVERNMENT 41 PUBLICAN PLATFORM . 60 SEPARATE POWERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES CON- NATIONAL AND ...
... RATIFICATION OF DITTO 34 PRESIDENT BUCHANAN'S DECLARATION OF INDEPEN- MESSAGE ON THE CRISIS 58 DENCE . 36 EXTRACTS FROM THE RE- THEORY OF GOVERNMENT 41 PUBLICAN PLATFORM . 60 SEPARATE POWERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES CON- NATIONAL AND ...
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... RATIFICATION OF DITTO 34 PRESIDENT DECLARATION OF INDEPEN- DENCE . THEORY OF GOVERNMENT SEPARATE POWERS OF THE NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS 36 • EXTRACTS FROM THE RE- 41 • BUCHANAN'S MESSAGE ON THE CRISIS 58 PUBLICAN PLATFORM 60 ...
... RATIFICATION OF DITTO 34 PRESIDENT DECLARATION OF INDEPEN- DENCE . THEORY OF GOVERNMENT SEPARATE POWERS OF THE NATIONAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS 36 • EXTRACTS FROM THE RE- 41 • BUCHANAN'S MESSAGE ON THE CRISIS 58 PUBLICAN PLATFORM 60 ...
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... ratified by the different states ; the principal objection being in respect to the wild lands , which were claimed by several of the states , but which others urged should go to bear the com- mon burthen . In the sequel , these lands ...
... ratified by the different states ; the principal objection being in respect to the wild lands , which were claimed by several of the states , but which others urged should go to bear the com- mon burthen . In the sequel , these lands ...
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... ratified by the conventions of nine states chosen by " the people thereof . " " * That rati- fication , after much opposition , scrutinizing discussion , and the adoption of several amendments , it finally received , and all the states ...
... ratified by the conventions of nine states chosen by " the people thereof . " " * That rati- fication , after much opposition , scrutinizing discussion , and the adoption of several amendments , it finally received , and all the states ...
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... ratification . ARTICLE I. Of the Legislative Power . SECTION I. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States , which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives . SECTION II . 1 ...
... ratification . ARTICLE I. Of the Legislative Power . SECTION I. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States , which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives . SECTION II . 1 ...
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Page 71 - Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws ; and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any State on imports or exports, shall be for the...
Page 25 - ... 3. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the congress may by law have directed.
Page 65 - Senate may propose, or concur with, amendments as on other bills. 2. Every bill, which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President of the United States ; if he approve, he shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections, at large, on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it.
Page 18 - States; 3. To regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; 4. To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States; 5. To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures; 6. To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States; 7.
Page 65 - Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and, from time to time, publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy ; and the yeas and nays of the members of either house on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Page 68 - States, reserving to the States respectively the appointment of the officers and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress; 17. To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular States and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the Government of the United States...
Page 20 - ... 2 The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it. 3 No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. 4 No capitation, or other direct tax, shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
Page 20 - No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Page 39 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
Page 54 - THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." We, the People of the State of South Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained. That the Ordinance adopted by us in Convention, on the twentythird day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, whereby the Constitution of the United States of America...