Author : Peter B. Levy
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,62 MB
Release : 1999-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0275965252
Recent scholarship, and a list of suggested readings. Forty-seven illustrations complement the text.
Author : Roger L. Kemp
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 41,80 MB
Release : 2010-04-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0786456744
This reference work presents 27 key documents from the historic origins of the United States government through its subsequent expansion and evolution. The book is divided into five sections, the first of which is an introductory essay about American democracy. Section II includes three documents that laid the foundation for America's government: the Magna Carta, the 1628 Petition of Right, and England's Bill of Rights. The third section presents 13 core documents, such as the Mayflower Compact, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Section IV provides 11 documents of America's territorial expansion, from the Treaty of Paris through the Louisiana Purchase Treaty and the Alaska Treaty and Hawaii Resolution. The final section is an essay about the future of democracy. There are 12 useful appendices.
Author : Peter B. Levy
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 43,37 MB
Release : 1999-03-30
Category : History
ISBN :
Recent scholarship, and a list of suggested readings. Forty-seven illustrations complement the text.
Author : Stuart Gerry Brown
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 43,94 MB
Release : 1948
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
Author : John Huston Finley
Publisher :
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 12,59 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Democracy
ISBN :
Author : Stuart Gerry Brown
Publisher :
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 32,54 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Democracia
ISBN :
Author : Alexander Hamilton
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 14,73 MB
Release : 2018-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1528785878
Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton. Following the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776, the governing doctrines and policies of the States lacked cohesion. “The Federalist”, as it was previously known, was constructed by American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and was intended to catalyse the ratification of the United States Constitution. Hamilton recruited fellow statesmen James Madison Jr., and John Jay to write papers for the compendium, and the three are known as some of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755–1804) was an American lawyer, journalist and highly influential government official. He also served as a Senior Officer in the Army between 1799-1800 and founded the Federalist Party, the system that governed the nation’s finances. His contributions to the Constitution and leadership made a significant and lasting impact on the early development of the nation of the United States.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : 9781568527826
Author : Jody Freeman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 29,9 MB
Release : 2009-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674032088
The dramatic growth of government over the course of the twentieth century since the New Deal prompts concern among libertarians and conservatives and also among those who worry about government’s costs, efficiency, and quality of service. These concerns, combined with rising confidence in private markets, motivate the widespread shift of federal and state government work to private organizations. This shift typically alters only who performs the work, not who pays or is ultimately responsible for it. “Government by contract” now includes military intelligence, environmental monitoring, prison management, and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Outsourcing government work raises questions of accountability. What role should costs, quality, and democratic oversight play in contracting out government work? What tools do citizens and consumers need to evaluate the effectiveness of government contracts? How can the work be structured for optimal performance as well as compliance with public values? Government by Contract explains the phenomenon and scope of government outsourcing and sets an agenda for future research attentive to workforce capacities as well as legal, economic, and political concerns.
Author : U.S. Supreme Court
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1125 pages
File Size : 31,31 MB
Release : 2023-12-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
This eBook edition of "History of the Unated States Democracy: Key Civil Rights Acts, Constitutional Amendments, Supreme Court Decisions & Acts of Foreign Policy" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. This is a unique collection of U.S. Government legal documents that shaped and built the American democracy. From the Declaration of Independence to the Civil Rights Act of 1968, this collection contains 40 most important acts and decisions which forged the legal system and democratic principles of USA: Declaration of Independence (1776) U.S. Constitution (1787) Bill of Rights (1791) Amendments (1792-1991) The Federalist Papers (1787-1788) Marbury v. Madison (1803) The Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803) Treaty of Ghent (1814) Monroe Doctrine (1823) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) Emancipation Proclamation (1863) Gettysburg Address (1863) The Civil Rights Act of 1866 Treaty of Fort Laramie/Sioux Treaty (1868) The Enforcement Act of 1870 The Second Enforcement Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871) Civil Rights Act of 1875 Interstate Commerce Act (1887) Dawes Act (1887) Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (1916) President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Point Program (1918) National Industrial Recovery Act (1933) Social Security Act (1935) Lend-Lease Act (1941) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Civil Rights Act of 1957 Civil Rights Act of 1960 Establishment of the Peace Corps (1961) Test Ban Treaty (1963) Equal Pay Act of 1963 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution (1964) Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964) Voting Rights Act (1965) Loving v. Virginia (1967) Civil Rights Act of 1968 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
