Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Register of Debates in Congress
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 786
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The First Congress
Author: Fergus M. Bordewich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451692137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This “fascinating” (Chicago Tribune), “lively” (The New York Times) history tells how the First Congress and the Washington administration created one of the most productive and far-reaching governments in American history—“gracefully written…and well worth reading” (The Wall Street Journal). The First Congress may have been the most important in American history because it established how our government would work. The Constitution was a broad set of principles that left undefined the machinery of government. Fortunately, far-sighted, brilliant, and determined men such as Washington, Madison, Adams, Hamilton, and Jefferson (and others less well known today) labored to create a functioning government. In The First Congress, award-winning author Fergus Bordewich brings to life the achievements of the First Congress: it debated and passed the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which we know as the Bill of Rights; admitted North Carolina and Rhode Island to the union when they belatedly ratified the Constitution, then admitted two new states, Kentucky and Vermont, establishing the procedure for admitting new states on equal terms with the original thirteen; chose the site of the national capital, a new city to be built on the Potomac; created a national bank to handle the infant republic’s finances; created the first cabinet positions and the federal court system; and many other achievements. But it avoided the subject of slavery, which was too contentious to resolve. The First Congress takes us back to the days when the future of our country was by no means assured and makes “an intricate story clear and fascinating” (The Washington Post).
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451692137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
This “fascinating” (Chicago Tribune), “lively” (The New York Times) history tells how the First Congress and the Washington administration created one of the most productive and far-reaching governments in American history—“gracefully written…and well worth reading” (The Wall Street Journal). The First Congress may have been the most important in American history because it established how our government would work. The Constitution was a broad set of principles that left undefined the machinery of government. Fortunately, far-sighted, brilliant, and determined men such as Washington, Madison, Adams, Hamilton, and Jefferson (and others less well known today) labored to create a functioning government. In The First Congress, award-winning author Fergus Bordewich brings to life the achievements of the First Congress: it debated and passed the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which we know as the Bill of Rights; admitted North Carolina and Rhode Island to the union when they belatedly ratified the Constitution, then admitted two new states, Kentucky and Vermont, establishing the procedure for admitting new states on equal terms with the original thirteen; chose the site of the national capital, a new city to be built on the Potomac; created a national bank to handle the infant republic’s finances; created the first cabinet positions and the federal court system; and many other achievements. But it avoided the subject of slavery, which was too contentious to resolve. The First Congress takes us back to the days when the future of our country was by no means assured and makes “an intricate story clear and fascinating” (The Washington Post).
Debates on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution
Author: Jonathan Elliot
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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The Congressional Globe
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 912
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Report of the Debates in the Convention of California on the Formation of the State Constitution in Sept. and Oct. 1849
Author: John Ross Browne
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Congress's Constitution
Author: Joshua Aaron Chafetz
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300197101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: SEPARATION-OF-POWERS MULTIPLICITY -- Prelude -- 1 Political Institutions in the Public Sphere -- 2 The Role of Congress -- PART TWO: CONGRESSIONAL HARD POWERS -- 3 The Power of the Purse -- 4 The Personnel Power -- 5 Contempt of Congress -- PART THREE: CONGRESSIONAL SOFT POWERS -- 6 The Freedom of Speech or Debate -- 7 Internal Discipline -- 8 Cameral Rules -- Conclusion: Toward a Normative Evaluation -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300197101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART ONE: SEPARATION-OF-POWERS MULTIPLICITY -- Prelude -- 1 Political Institutions in the Public Sphere -- 2 The Role of Congress -- PART TWO: CONGRESSIONAL HARD POWERS -- 3 The Power of the Purse -- 4 The Personnel Power -- 5 Contempt of Congress -- PART THREE: CONGRESSIONAL SOFT POWERS -- 6 The Freedom of Speech or Debate -- 7 Internal Discipline -- 8 Cameral Rules -- Conclusion: Toward a Normative Evaluation -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865
Author: Confederate States Of America. Congress
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290456609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290456609
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of North Carolina
Author: North Carolina. Constitutional Convention
Publisher:
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Publisher:
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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