02630nam 22006014a 450 991045126620332120200520144314.09786611223243(CKB)1000000000410344(EBL)408503(OCoLC)476229386(SSID)ssj0000278170(PQKBManifestationID)11225409(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278170(PQKBWorkID)10257629(PQKB)10905659(MiAaPQ)EBC408503(Au-PeEL)EBL408503(CaPaEBR)ebr10216909(CaONFJC)MIL122324(EXLCZ)99100000000041034420050111d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Constitution in Congress[electronic resource] descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 /David P. CurrieChicago University of Chicago Press20051 online resource (344 p.)Includes index.0-226-12916-0 The great petition fight -- South Carolina, Arkansas, and Liberia -- O Canada! -- Around the pole -- The great Southwest -- Brushfires -- Mr. Wilmot's proviso -- Mr. Clay's compromise -- The slippery slope -- The winter of our discontent.This acclaimed series serves as a biography of the U.S. Constitution, offering an indispensable survey of the congressional history behind its development. In a rare examination of the role that both the legislative and executive branches have played in the development of constitutional interpretation, The Constitution in Congress shows how the actions and proceedings of these branches reveal perhaps even more about constitutional disputes than Supreme Court decisions of the time.The centerpiece for the fourth volume in this series is the great debate over slavery and how thiConstitutional historyUnited StatesLawUnited StatesHistoryLegislative powerUnited StatesHistoryExecutive powerUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesPolitics and government1815-1861Electronic books.Constitutional historyLawHistory.Legislative powerHistory.Executive powerHistory.342.7302/9Currie David P112848MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451266203321The Constitution in Congress2213353UNINA