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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788277103321

Titolo

The complete Bill of Rights : the drafts, debates, sources, and origins / / Neil H. Cogan [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York] : , : Oxford University Press, , [2016]

ISBN

0-19-026647-3

0-19-935437-5

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1450 p.)

Disciplina

342.7308/5

Soggetti

Constitutional history - United States

Civil rights - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition previously issued in print: 2015.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Halftitle; The Complete Bill of Rights; Copyright; Dedication; Contents in Brief; Contents; Preface to Second Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations of Sources; Chapter 1 AMENDMENT I ESTABLISHMENT AND FREE EXERCISE CLAUSES; 1.1 TEXTS; 1.1.1 Drafts in First Congress; 1.1.1.1 Proposal by Madison in House, June 8, 1789; 1.1.1.2 Proposal by Sherman to House Committee of Eleven, July 21-28, 1789; 1.1.1.3 Report of House Committee of Eleven, July 28, 1789; 1.1.1.4 Motion by Madison in House, August 15, 1789; 1.1.1.5 Motion by Livermore in House, August 15, 1789

1.1.1.6 Motion by Ames in House, August 20, 17891.1.1.7 Further House Consideration, August 21, 1789; 1.1.1.8 House Resolution, August 24, 1789; 1.1.1.9 Senate Consideration, August 25, 1789; 1.1.1.10 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789; 1.1.1.11 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789; 1.1.1.12 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789; 1.1.1.13 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789; 1.1.1.14 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789; 1.1.1.15 Further Senate Consideration, September 3, 1789; 1.1.1.16 Further Senate Consideration, September 9, 1789

1.1.1.17 Senate Resolution, September 9, 17891.1.1.18 Further House Consideration, September 21, 1789; 1.1.1.19 Further Senate Consideration, September 21, 1789; 1.1.1.20 Further Senate



Consideration, September 21, 1789; 1.1.1.21 Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789; 1.1.1.22 House Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24 [25], 1789; 1.1.1.23 Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789; 1.1.1.24 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 24, 1789

1.1.1.25 Further Senate Consideration of Conference Committee Report, September 25, 17891.1.1.26 Agreed Resolution, September 25, 1789; 1.1.1.27 Enrolled Resolution, September 28, 1789; 1.1.1.28 Printed Versions; 1.1.2 Proposals from the State Conventions; 1.1.2.1 Maryland Minority, April 26, 1788; 1.1.2.2 Massachusetts Minority, February 6, 1788; 1.1.2.3 New Hampshire, June 21, 1788; 1.1.2.4 New York, July 26, 1788; 1.1.2.5 North Carolina, August 1, 1788; 1.1.2.6 Pennsylvania Minority, December 12, 1787; 1.1.2.7 Rhode Island, May 29, 1790; 1.1.2.8 Virginia, June 27, 1788

1.1.3 State Constitutions and Laws Colonial Charters and Laws; 1.1.3.1 Connecticut; 1.1.3.1.a Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1638-39; 1.1.3.1.b New Haven Code, 1655; 1.1.3.1.c Charter of Connecticut, 1662; 1.1.3.2 Delaware; 1.1.3.2.a Charter of Delaware, 1701; 1.1.3.2.b Declaration of Rights, 1776; 1.1.3.2.c Constitution, 1776; 1.1.3.3 Georgia; 1.1.3.3.a Constitution, 1777; 1.1.3.3.b Constitution, 1789; 1.1.3.4 Maine: Grant of the Province of Maine, 1639; 1.1.3.5 Maryland; 1.1.3.5.a Charter of Maryland, 1632; 1.1.3.5.b Act Concerning Religion, 1649; 1.1.3.5.c Declaration of Rights, 1776

1.1.3.5.d Constitution, 1776

Sommario/riassunto

The fundamental, inalienable rights and privileges set forth in the Bill of Rights represent the very foundations of American liberty. This work provides a comprehensive collection of texts essential to understanding the Bill of Rights. Fully revised, this volume incorporates all pertinent materials from the debate on the ratification of the Bill of Rights.