Contesting the Constitution : Congress Debates the Missouri Crisis, 1819-1821 /

Afficher d'autres versions (1)

"The admission of Missouri to the Union quickly became a constitutional crisis of the first order, inciting an intensive reexamination of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Congress. The heart of the question in need of resolution was whether that body possessed the authority to place conditions...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Belko, W. Stephen, 1967- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2021.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Congress > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > Legal status of slaves in free states.
Slavery > United States > Extension to the territories.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Missouri compromise.
United States > Politics and government > 1817-1825.
Missouri > Politics and government > To 1865.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Reinterpreting the Constitution, 1819-1821 / William S. Belko
  • The privileges and immunities clause / Christopher Childers
  • The guarantee clause / John Eastman
  • Rules of membership : the Missouri Crisis and the power to admit new states / John R. Van Atta
  • The power to regulate the territories / Christopher Childers
  • The three-fifths clause / Brook Poston
  • The migration and importation clause / William S. Belko.

Documents similaires