| Description |
309 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Return of a forbidden idea -- Problem and the 'rightful remedy' -- American history and the Spirit of '98 -- What is (or are) the United States, anyway? -- Nullification today -- James Madison and the 'duty' to interpose : the Virginia resolutions of 1798 -- Virginia informs the people: Address of the General Assembly to the People of the Commonwealth of Virginia -- Unconstitutional laws are void: the Kentucky resolutions of 1799 -- The Federal Government will not police itself: Virginia General Assembly Report of 1800 -- The states are the protecting shield: Speech of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull opening of the special session of the legislature -- We resist : resolutions of the General Assembly of Connecticut -- Federalism cannot last without nullification: Fort Hill address -- Nullification: why the critics are all wrong: an exposition of the Virginia Resolutions of 1798 -- Judges are human beings, not gods: a review of the proclamation of President Jackson -- Nullification vs. slavery: joint resolution of the legislature of Wisconsin -- Appendix: the Constitution of the United States. |
| Summary |
Asserts that nullification is the constitutional remedy envisioned by the nation's founders to be used to resist Federal power. Presents documents showing the rationale used by States in historic debates. |
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Nullification (States' rights) -- History.
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Constitutional history -- United States.
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Kentucky and Virginia resolutions of 1798.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1797-1801.
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Alien and Sedition laws, 1798.
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Embargo, 1807-1809.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1801-1809.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837.
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Madison, James, 1751-1836.
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Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809.
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Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850.
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Tazewell, Littleton Waller, 1774-1860. Review of the proclamation of President Jackson, of the 10th of December, 1832.
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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| ISBN |
9781596981492 alkaline paper |
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1596981490 alkaline paper |
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