Sovereign Of A Free People
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Sovereign Of A Free People
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Author : James H. Read
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2023-08-21
Sovereign Of A Free People written by James H. Read and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-21 with Political Science categories.
When Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office, seven slave states had preemptively seceded rather than recognize the legitimacy of his election. In his first inaugural address on March 4, 1861, Lincoln replied to the secessionists and set forth a principled defense of majority rule as “the only true sovereign of a free people.” His immediate purpose was to argue against the legitimacy of a powerful minority forcibly partitioning the United States because it was dissatisfied with the results of a free, constitutionally conducted election. His wider purpose was to make the case that a deliberate, constitutionally checked majority, though by no means infallible, was the appropriate ultimate authority not only on routine political questions but even on the kind of difficult, deeply divisive questions—like the future of slavery—that could otherwise trigger violent contests. Sovereign of a Free People examines Lincoln’s defense of majority rule, his understanding of its capabilities and limitations, and his hope that slavery could be peacefully and gradually extinguished through the action of a committed national majority. James Read argues that Lincoln offered an innovative account of the interplay between majorities and minorities in the context of crosscutting issues and shifting public opinion. This story is particularly timely today as a new minority of dissatisfied voters has threatened and enacted violence in response to a valid election. Read offers the first book focused on Lincoln’s understanding of majority rule. He also highlights the similarities and differences between the threats to American democracy in Lincoln’s time and in our own. Sovereign of a Free People challenges common assumptions about what caused the Civil War, takes seriously the alternative path of a peaceful, democratic abolition of slavery in the United States, and offers a fresh treatment of Lincoln and race.
The People The Sovereigns
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Author : James Monroe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
The People The Sovereigns written by James Monroe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Democracy categories.
Popular Sovereignty In Early Modern Constitutional Thought
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Author : Daniel Lee
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
Popular Sovereignty In Early Modern Constitutional Thought written by Daniel Lee and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Law categories.
Popular sovereignty - the doctrine that the public powers of state originate in a concessive grant of power from 'the people' - is perhaps the cardinal doctrine of modern constitutional theory, placing full constitutional authority in the people at large, rather than in the hands of judges, kings, or a political elite. Although its classic formulation is to be found in the major theoretical treatments of the modern state, such as in the treatises of Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, this book explores the intellectual origins of this doctrine and investigates its chief source in late medieval and early modern thought. Long regarded the principal source for modern legal reasoning, Roman law had a profound impact on the major architects of popular sovereignty such as Francois Hotman, Jean Bodin, and Hugo Grotius. Adopting the juridical language of obligations, property, and personality as well as the model of the Roman constitution, these jurists crafted a uniform theory that located the right of sovereignty in the people at large as the legal owners of state authority. In recovering the origins of popular sovereignty, the book demonstrates the importance of the Roman law as a chief source of modern constitutional thought.
Agents Of The People
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Author : Pasi Ihalainen
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2010-03-22
Agents Of The People written by Pasi Ihalainen and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-22 with Philosophy categories.
Analysing parliamentary references to the people, this book provides a more nuanced interpretation of eighteenth-century re-evaluations of democracy. It shows how interaction between parliamentarians and the public sphere in different political cultures produced more modern conceptions of the legitimacy of political power.
A Sovereign People
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Author : Carol Berkin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-05-02
A Sovereign People written by Carol Berkin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-02 with History categories.
The momentous story of how George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams navigated the crises of the 1790s and in the process bound the states into a unified nation Today the United States is the dominant power in world affairs, and that status seems assured. Yet in the decade following the ratification of the Constitution, the republic's existence was contingent and fragile, challenged by domestic rebellions, foreign interference, and the always-present danger of collapse into mob rule. Carol Berkin reveals that the nation survived almost entirely due to the actions of the Federalist leadership -- George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and John Adams. Reacting to successive crises, they extended the power of the federal government and fended off foreign attempts to subvert American sovereignty. As Berkin argues, the result was a spike in nationalism, as ordinary citizens began to identify with their nation first, their home states second. While the Revolution freed the states and the Constitution linked them as never before, this landmark work shows that it was the Federalists who transformed the states into an enduring nation.
The Rambler
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
The Rambler written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with categories.
Trump And Political Philosophy
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Author : Marc Benjamin Sable
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-04-16
Trump And Political Philosophy written by Marc Benjamin Sable and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-16 with Political Science categories.
This book seeks to address the relation of political philosophy and Donald Trump as a political phenomenon through the notions of patriotism, cosmopolitanism, and civic virtue. Political philosophers have been prescient in explaining trends that may explain our political misgivings. Madison warned during the debates on the Constitution that democracies are vulnerable to factions based on passion for personalities and beliefs; various continental thinkers have addressed the problem of nihilism—the modern loss of faith in objective standards of truth and morality—that in Max Weber’s analysis pointed to the importance of charisma, in Carl Schmitt’s to the idea that politics is essentially rooted in the definition of friends and enemies, and in early Heidegger resulted in the emphasis on the enduring significance of local, rather than cosmopolitan values. The former concerns—regarding demagoguery, charisma and nihilism—will enable an evaluation of Trump as a political character, while the latter concerns—regarding the status of universal versus local values—will enable us to evaluate the content of “Trumpism.” Taken together, these essays seek to advance the public conversation about the relationship between the rise of Trump and the ideological forces that seek to justify that rise.
Re Examining Sovereignty
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Author : H. Shinoda
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2000-04-07
Re Examining Sovereignty written by H. Shinoda and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-07 with Political Science categories.
This book provides a complete documentary history of the idea of sovereignty from Classical theory to the global age. The historical examination of sovereignty leads the author to conclude that the recent transformation of the principle of sovereignty can be understood in the context of 'new international constitutionalism'.
Rethinking Open Society
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Author : Michael Ignatieff
language : en
Publisher: Central European University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-10
Rethinking Open Society written by Michael Ignatieff and has been published by Central European University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-10 with Political Science categories.
The key values of the Open Society – freedom, justice, tolerance, democracy, and respect for knowledge – are increasingly under threat in today’s world. As an effort to uphold those values, this volume brings together some of the key political, social and economic thinkers of our time to re-examine the Open Society closely in terms of its history, its achievements and failures, and its future prospects. Based on the lecture series Rethinking Open Society, which took place between 2017 and 2018 at the Central European University, the volume is deeply embedded in the history and purpose of CEU, its Open Society mission, and its belief in educating skeptical, but passionate citizens.
Republic Of The Philippines Congressional Record
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Author : Philippines. Congress (1940-1973). Senate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Republic Of The Philippines Congressional Record written by Philippines. Congress (1940-1973). Senate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Philippines categories.