Documents and Readings in American Government: National and State, and LocalMacmillan, 1928 - 928 pages "The present volume is the outgrowth of the authors' experience over many years in teaching large college classes in American Government at the University of Illinois. This experience has demonstrated the need of a book of documents and readings to supplement the textbook, since the size of the class renders it impracticable, even in the best equipped libraries, to send the students to the books and documents from which the material has been selected. The volume covers the whole field of American government, national, state, and local, and is designed for use in connection with, and supplementary to, any of the standard texts now available in this field"--Unedited summary from book preface. |
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... action with respect to those matters . Soon there grew up a complete network of such committees , both local and colonial in their scope , that through their correspondence with one another not only served as channels of communication ...
... action with respect to those matters . Soon there grew up a complete network of such committees , both local and colonial in their scope , that through their correspondence with one another not only served as channels of communication ...
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... action between were the matter in dispute , whether rsonalty , is not of the value of fifteen b . New York Circular Letter [ Elliot's Debates ,. Kast . il setions between citizens of different states , set , arising in actions at common ...
... action between were the matter in dispute , whether rsonalty , is not of the value of fifteen b . New York Circular Letter [ Elliot's Debates ,. Kast . il setions between citizens of different states , set , arising in actions at common ...
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... action between citizens of different states , where the matter in dispute , whether it concern the realty or personalty , is not of the value of fifteen hundred dollars at the least . Eighthly . In civil actions between citizens of ...
... action between citizens of different states , where the matter in dispute , whether it concern the realty or personalty , is not of the value of fifteen hundred dollars at the least . Eighthly . In civil actions between citizens of ...
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... action of the legislatures of the states . When they intended that direct action by the people should be had they were no less accurate in the use of apt phraseology to carry out such purpose . The members of the House of Repre ...
... action of the legislatures of the states . When they intended that direct action by the people should be had they were no less accurate in the use of apt phraseology to carry out such purpose . The members of the House of Repre ...
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... would un- doubtedly be a restriction upon that power . If the people of a State , through their Constitution , can delay action on MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION 53 b Popular Control in Tennessee: Opinion of Acting Attorney- General.
... would un- doubtedly be a restriction upon that power . If the people of a State , through their Constitution , can delay action on MAKING OF THE CONSTITUTION 53 b Popular Control in Tennessee: Opinion of Acting Attorney- General.
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Page 34 - And the articles of this confederation shall be inviolably observed by every State, and the Union shall be perpetual; nor shall any alteration at any time hereafter be made in any of them; unless such alteration be agreed to in a Congress of the United States, and be afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures of every State.
Page 77 - The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government ; but the constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all.
Page 64 - We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended. But we think the sound construction of the constitution must allow to the national legislature that discretion, with respect to the means by which the powers it confers are to be carried into execution, which will enable that body to perform the high duties assigned to it, in the manner most beneficial to the people.
Page 80 - ... the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character in governments purely elective it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose, and there being constant danger of excess the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands a uniform vigilance to prevent its bursting into a flame, lest instead of warming, it should consume.
Page 28 - Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings, of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Page 78 - Government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established Government. All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency.
Page 33 - ... place appointed, and within the time agreed on by the united states in congress assembled: But if the united states in congress assembled shall, on consideration of circumstances judge proper that any state should not raise men, or should raise a smaller number than its quota, and that any other state should raise a greater number of men than the quota thereof, such extra number shall be raised, officered...
Page 440 - A general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political Independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.
Page 468 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Page 94 - The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the Executive Government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived, when your, thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom...