Historical Dictionary Of The U S Constitution

Author : Richard S. Conley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442271876

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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Constitution by Richard S. Conley Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Constitution covers the Founding of the American Republic and the Framers, the drafting of the Constitution, constitutional debates over ratification, and traces key events, Supreme Court chief justices, amendments, and Supreme Court cases regarding the interpretation of the Constitution from 1789-2016. The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Constitution contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on key figures in the Founding, Supreme Court chief justices, explanations of the Articles and Amendments to the Constitution, and key Supreme Court cases. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the U.S. Constitution.

Author : Michael J. Pomante
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538128176

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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress by Michael J. Pomante Pdf

The U.S. Congress can be traced to the founding and the debates in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, but to suggest that the Congress in the first decade of the 21st century is the same Congress that was created over 220 years ago would be wildly misleading. The entries in this volume will elaborate on the original compromises and the ensuing evolution of legislative practice and review how Congress has developed through several distinctive eras. This second edition of Historical Dictionary the U.S. Congress contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on the key concepts, terms, labels, and individuals central to identifying and comprehending the key role Congress plays in the history of the U.S. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the U.S. Congress.

Author : Artemus Ward,Christopher Brough,Robert Arnold
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780810875210

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Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court by Artemus Ward,Christopher Brough,Robert Arnold Pdf

The Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on every justice, major case, issue, and process that comprises the Court’s work.

Author : Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:28711831

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Dictionary of American History by Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber Pdf

Author : Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1965-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442234437

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The New Dictionary of American History by Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber Pdf

Satisfying a long-felt need, this ready reference volume will enable the teacher, scholar, student and layman to pinpoint quickly the object of search, whether it be a name, place, event, catch-phrase, or any other item in the field. The scope goes far beyond conventional coverage of the political, the military and the geographical, extending broadly into the aspects of science, invention, commerce and industry.

Author : Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:3886169

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Dictionary of American History by Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber Pdf

Author : Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:1040147472

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The New Dictionary of American History by Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber Pdf

Author : Kenneth J. Panton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 783 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538124208

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Historical Dictionary of the United States by Kenneth J. Panton Pdf

The evolution of the United States from a late-18th century coalition of rebel British colonies to a 21st century global superpower was shaped by several forces. As the nation expanded its boundaries after the Treaty of Paris confirmed independence from Great Britain in 1783, it acquired a rich variety of resources – coal, fertile soils, forests, iron ore, oil, precious metals, space, and varied climates as well as extensive tracts of territory. Technological innovations, such as the cotton gin and steam power, enabled entrepreneurs to exploit those resources and create wealth. Federal and state legislators provided environments in which the economy could flourish, and military strategists kept the country safe from external attack. Diplomats negotiated commercial agreements with foreign governments and cultivated multinational alliances that strengthened freedoms. Through its focus on the people and places that shaped the country’s economic and political development and its detailed accounts of the processes that enabled the U.S. to expand across the continent Historical Dictionary of the United States contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the United States.

Author : Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:8545959

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Dictionary of American History by Michael Rheta Martin,Leonard Gelber Pdf

Author : Richard Buel Jr.,Jeffers Lennox
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442262997

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Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic by Richard Buel Jr.,Jeffers Lennox Pdf

The drafting and ratification of the federal constitution between 1787 and 1788 capped almost 30 years of revolutionary turmoil and warfare. The supporters of the new constitution, known at the time as Federalists, looked to the new national government to secure the achievements of the Revolution. But they shared the same doubts that the Anti-federalists had voiced about whether the republican form of government could be made to work on a continental scale. Nor was it a foregone conclusion that the new government would succeed in overcoming parochial interests to weld the separate states into a single nation. During the next four decades the institutions and precedents governing the behavior of the national government took shape, many of which are still operative today. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about American history.

Author : Michael Martin,Leonard Gelber
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742576940

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Dictionary of American History by Michael Martin,Leonard Gelber Pdf

Contains over 4,000 entries including the complete text of the U.S. Constitution.

Author : Richard Buel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015062867679

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Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic by Richard Buel Pdf

The formative period of the United States, running roughly from 1789 to 1829, has become remote and perhaps overly idealized. While the administrations of George Washington, John Adams, James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams set the country on the path to modernity by resolving some nagging problems left over from the Revolution, they failed to resolve many crucial issues, such as slavery, the treatment of Native Americans, and the consequences of industrial development. Despite many common goals, the gentry's leadership was riven by sectional friction, personal competition, and partisan bickering that almost tore the nation apart during the War of 1812. The Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic recounts the achievements and the failures, the progress and the backsliding, and the high and low points of our forefathers. First traced in the chronology and then explained in the introduction, the history of our nation's formative years is laid out in great detail. The several hundred dictionary entries describe the more eminent persons, the evolving institutions, and the crucial events that our young country faced. An extensive bibliography is included to provide easy access for further studies.

Author : Michael Rheta Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:692249288

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Dictionary of American History by Michael Rheta Martin Pdf

Author : Norman Abjorensen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538120743

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Historical Dictionary of Democracy by Norman Abjorensen Pdf

Democracy is easy to talk about but hard to define in other than broad generalizations; its history is a long, complex, and contested subject. What this volume seeks to do is to explore the general evolution of political and social thinking that would eventually coalesce into what we now know as democracy, for all its imperfections and shortcomings. The question of just why some societies evolved into a democratic trajectory and others did not continues to engage the interest of historians, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists. Much conjecture surrounds the rise of certain elements we now recognize if not as democratic, then proto-democratic, such as collective decision-making, constraints on the exercise of power and a degree of accountability of the ruler to the ruled. If democracy in the sense of “rule by the people” has two essential qualities – rule by the majority and the equal treatment of free citizens - then its origins, however feeble, are to be found in these early examples of government. Historical Dictionary of Democracy contains a chronology, an introduction, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about democracy.

Author : Harold F. Bass
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810863224

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Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties by Harold F. Bass Pdf

The constitution that establishes the institutional framework for American national government makes no mention of political parties. Yet for over two centuries, political parties have competed in encouraging, organizing, and directing political activity in the United States. This volume compiles entries of concepts, terms, labels, and individuals central to identifying and comprehending these key roles political parties have played in American political life. The second edition of Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties addresses the historical development, organization, operation, and leadership of the parties, as well as their broader environment. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries addressing individuals, institutions, and terms.