Constitutional History of the American Revolution: The authority to taxUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 1986 - 419 Seiten John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement. |
Inhalt
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
Debate in the House of Commons | 16 |
CHAPTER | 24 |
The Townshend Duties | 29 |
CHAPTER | 42 |
CHAPTER | 65 |
CHAPTER | 71 |
CHAPTER | 85 |
CHAPTER | 128 |
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS | 234 |
The Customary Solution | 242 |
Lord Norths Proposal | 250 |
American Reaction | 257 |
The Danger of Concession | 264 |
The Shared Language and History | 276 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 287 |
CHAPTER | 97 |
CHAPTER | 105 |
CHAPTER | 111 |
THEORY OF PRECEDENT | 122 |
NOTES | 343 |
CHAPTER | 344 |
INDEX | 405 |
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Constitutional History of the American Revolution V. 2; Authority to Tax, Band 2 John Phillip Reid Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2003 |