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The Constitution in Congress. Democrats and Whigs, 1829-1861.
David P. Currie
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Paperback. Features an examination of the role that the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation. This title covers the political events of the period leading up to the start of the Civil War, showing how the slavery question, although seldom overtly discussed in the debates. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
The Constitution in Congress series has been called nothing less than a biography of the US Constitution for its in-depth examination of the role that the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation. This third volume in the series, the early installments of which dealt with the Federalist and Jeffersonian eras, continues this examination with the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 and subsequent efforts by Democrats to dismantle Henry Clay's celebrated "American System" of nationalist economics. David P. Currie covers the political events of the period leading up to the start of the Civil War, showing ... Read more
The Constitution in Congress series has been called nothing less than a biography of the US Constitution for its in-depth examination of the role that the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation. This third volume in the series, the early installments of which dealt with the Federalist and Jeffersonian eras, continues this examination with the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 and subsequent efforts by Democrats to dismantle Henry Clay's celebrated "American System" of nationalist economics. David P. Currie covers the political events of the period leading up to the start of the Civil War, showing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226116310
SKU
V9780226116310
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About David P. Currie
David P. Currie (1936-2007) was the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. He is the author of the three other volumes in the Constitution in Congress series and the award-winning two-volume history The Constitution in the Supreme Court, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for The Constitution in Congress. Democrats and Whigs, 1829-1861.
"David P. Currie's discussion is meticulous and informative. It is difficult to believe that he leaves unaddressed anything that would shed light on American constitutional development." (Journal of Interdisciplinary History) "The Constitution in Congress: Democrats and Whigs is a first-rate descriptive account of constitutional debates during the middle part of the nineteenth century." (Law and Politics Book Review) "Historians will ... Read more