The Right Of Instruction And Representation In American Legislatures 1778 To 1900
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The Right Of Instruction And Representation In American Legislatures 1778 To 1900
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Author : Peverill Squire
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2021-02-23
The Right Of Instruction And Representation In American Legislatures 1778 To 1900 written by Peverill Squire and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-23 with Political Science categories.
The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900 provides a comprehensive analysis of the role constituent instructions played in American politics for more than a hundred years after its founding. Constituent instructions were more widely issued than previously thought, and members of state legislatures and Congress were more likely to obey them than political scientists and historians have assumed. Peverill Squire expands our understanding of constituent instructions beyond a handful of high-profile cases, through analyses of two unique data sets: one examining more than 5,000 actionable communications (instructions and requests) sent to state legislators by constituents through town meetings, mass meetings, and local representative bodies; the other examines more than 6,600 actionable communications directed by state legislatures to their state’s congressional delegations. He draws the data, examples, and quotes almost entirely from original sources, including government documents such as legislative journals, session laws, town and county records, and newspaper stories, as well as diaries, memoirs, and other contemporary sources. Squire also includes instructions to and from Confederate state legislatures in both data sets. In every respect, the Confederate state legislatures mirrored the legislatures that preceded and followed them.
Senators Beholden To The People
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Author : Richard Lawrence Miller
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-11-16
Senators Beholden To The People written by Richard Lawrence Miller and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-16 with History categories.
The American Republic's founders debated whether to have a government based on direct democracy (in which the general population decided public policy questions, as in a New England town meeting) or representative democracy (in which those decisions were made by senators and congressmen on behalf of the general population). A related issue was whether the general population should have the "right of instruction" which gave citizens authority to expel from office government officials who disobeyed the desires of the population. The right of instruction is now largely forgotten but in former times was considered so important that it was routinely included in state constitutions. This book examines the competition between direct democracy and representative democracy in the United States, focusing particularly on the doctrine of instruction, through the lens of the pre-presidential career of Abraham Lincoln.
When The People Rule
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Author : Ewa Atanassow
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-11-09
When The People Rule written by Ewa Atanassow and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-09 with Political Science categories.
This volume reinvigorates the study of popular sovereignty in theory and practice, illuminating the meaning and future of liberal democracy.
Disenfranchising Democracy
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Author : David A. Bateman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-25
Disenfranchising Democracy written by David A. Bateman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-25 with History categories.
Disenfranchising Democracy examines the exclusions that accompany democratization and provides a theory of the expansion and restriction of voting rights.
The Mexican American Experience In Texas
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Author : Martha Menchaca
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2022-01-11
The Mexican American Experience In Texas written by Martha Menchaca and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-11 with History categories.
A historical overview of Mexican Americans' social and economic experiences in Texas For hundreds of years, Mexican Americans in Texas have fought against political oppression and exclusion—in courtrooms, in schools, at the ballot box, and beyond. Through a detailed exploration of this long battle for equality, this book illuminates critical moments of both struggle and triumph in the Mexican American experience. Martha Menchaca begins with the Spanish settlement of Texas, exploring how Mexican Americans’ racial heritage limited their incorporation into society after the territory’s annexation. She then illustrates their political struggles in the nineteenth century as they tried to assert their legal rights of citizenship and retain possession of their land, and goes on to explore their fight, in the twentieth century, against educational segregation, jury exclusion, and housing covenants. It was only in 1967, she shows, that the collective pressure placed on the state government by Mexican American and African American activists led to the beginning of desegregation. Menchaca concludes with a look at the crucial roles that Mexican Americans have played in national politics, education, philanthropy, and culture, while acknowledging the important work remaining to be done in the struggle for equality.
America History And Life
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
America History And Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Canada categories.
Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.
State Legislatures Today
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Author : Peverill Squire
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2015-03-26
State Legislatures Today written by Peverill Squire and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with Political Science categories.
A concise and provocative introduction to state legislative politics, this book a supplement for state and local government courses and upper level courses on legislative politics. It examines state legislatures and state lawmakers, putting them in historical context, showing how they have evolved over the years, and differentiating them from Congress.
The Political Theory Of The American Founding
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Author : Thomas G. West
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-04-03
The Political Theory Of The American Founding written by Thomas G. West and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-03 with History categories.
This book provides a complete overview of the Founders' natural rights theory and its policy implications.
Afro American History
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Author : Dwight La Vern Smith
language : en
Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio
Release Date : 1974
Afro American History written by Dwight La Vern Smith and has been published by Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-Clio this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with History categories.
Encyclopedia Americana Venice To Wilmot
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Encyclopedia Americana Venice To Wilmot written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.