Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Education
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 85

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Author: John W. Larner
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 85

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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Author: J. Paul Selsam
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512806374
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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Provides an account of the rebellion of the unprotected frontiersmen and the unfranchised artisans, who constituted two-thirds of the population in Pennsylvania, against the Quaker property owners in their attempt to achieve a voice in the government and establish a liberal constitution in 1776.

Author: Pennsylvania
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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Author: Rosalind L. Branning
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN: 9780822972426
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Pennsylvania Constitutional Development has proven to be the definitive study of the history of Pennsylvania's constitution in its first four incarnations. Rosalind Branning's critique, first published in 1960, reflects the movement that led to the constitution of 1968. After tracing the history of the 1776 constitution and its earliest revisions--in 1790 and 1838--Branning primarily focuses on the constitutional convention of 1872-73 and the resulting document of 1874, which endured for almost a century. She uses the published Debates, newspaper files, and the observations of contemporary writers and statesmen to provide a detailed and engaging study of the politics and leadership of the time. Her analysis demonstrates that this constitutional convention produced an instrument that was designed to meet nineteenth-century needs but would need significant revisions by future generations. Foreseeing the very issues that would be addressed in the 1967-68 constitutional convention, Branning identifies the elements that are necessary for successful constitutional lawmaking. The evolution of Pennsylvania's body of laws serves as a cogent example of the opportunities and foibles intrinsic to the process of defining effective governance of a state. Pennsylvania Constitutional Development remains an essential resource for students and historians, and should be read by anyone interested in the government of the Keystone State.

Author: Thomas Burns Mega
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 744

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Author: Raul Yanes
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Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Author: J. Paul Selsam
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Author: Pennsylvania
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781017581256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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