Pennsylvania and Constitutional Development, 1776-1794
Author : Pennsylvania. Department of Education
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Page : 85 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : Pennsylvania. Department of Education
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Page : 85 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : John W. Larner
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Page : 85 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Constitutional history
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Page : 140 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : Pennsylvania
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Page : 404 pages
File Size : 25,40 MB
Release : 1825
Category : Constitutional conventions
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Author : J. Paul Selsam
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,3 MB
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1512806374
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 : Rosalind L. Branning
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 20,88 MB
Release : 2017-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822972426
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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Page : 744 pages
File Size : 43,53 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Pennsylvania
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Author : Raul Yanes
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Page : 174 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 1987
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Author : Charles Henry Lincoln
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Page : 308 pages
File Size : 31,80 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Political Science
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Page : 404 pages
File Size : 27,66 MB
Release : 1825
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