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

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Belko, W. Stephen, 1967- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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