Bills of Rights Before the Bill of Rights: Early State Constitutions and the American Tradition of Rights, 1776-1790
- ISBN-10
- 3030443019
- ISBN-13
- 9783030443016
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 394
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-09-14
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Authors
- Peter J. Galie, Christopher Bopst, Bethany Kirschner
Description
This book is a documentary history of the rights found in the American state constitutions adopted between 1776 and 1790. Despite the rich tradition of rights at the state level, rights in America have been identified almost exclusively with the national Bill of Rights. Indeed, there is no work that provides a comprehensive treatment of the early state declarations of rights. Rather, these declarations have been viewed as halting first steps towards the adoption of the national Bill of Rights in 1791. Bringing together the full text of the rights provisions from the 13 original states and Vermont, this book presents America’s first tradition of rights on its own terms and as part of this country’s heritage of rights. Early chapters will examine the sources of these rights and provide a comparative framework. An introduction to each chapter will review that state’s colonial history, focusing on any charters or legislation related to rights protections that help explain its constitutional provisions. This work will make it possible for students, scholars, and interested citizens to rediscover the first fruits of the American Revolution.
Get the book
Similar books
-
The Federalist Papers
By Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John JayClassic Books Library presents this brand new edition of “The Federalist Papers”, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton.
-
Bills of Rights and Decolonization: The Emergence of Domestic Human Rights Instruments in Britain's Overseas Territories
By Charles ParkinsonMore generally this book highlights Britain's human rights legacy to its former Empire."--BOOK JACKET.
-
The Bill of Rights: The Fight to Secure America's Liberties
By Carol BerkinThis book is “a highly readable American history lesson that provides a deeper understanding of the Bill of Rights, the fears that generated it, and the miracle of the amendments” (Kirkus Reviews).
-
The Bill of Rights: With Writings That Formed Its Foundation
By James Madison, George MasonOffers the text of the Bill of Rights followed by a history of the amendments, placing the document in its historical context.
-
Freedom of Religion Under Bills of Rights
By Paul Babie, Neville RochowThis is despite the fact that Australia has acceded to the ICCPR, as well as the First Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, thereby accepting an international obligation to bring Australian law into line with the ICCPR, an obligation that ...
-
Living the Bill of Rights: How to Be an Authentic American
By Nat HentoffDemonstrates what can be done to protect citizen rights when the Bill of Rights is thought of as a living document
-
The Heart of the Constitution: How the Bill of Rights Became the Bill of Rights
By Gerard N. Magliocca"This is the untold story of the most celebrated part of the Constitution.
-
Bills of Rights in the Common Law
By Robert LeckeyThis book argues that judges sacrifice individual rights by using less than their full powers in order to appear democratically legitimate.
-
Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives
By The National ArchivesThe book is part of the much larger Our Documents initiative sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), National History Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps.
-
The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide
By Linda R. MonkIn The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill of Rights amendment by amendment, the Supreme Court's interpretation of each right, and the ...