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... principles of civil government , is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty . " To this proposition every reflecting mind will readily . assent . For how can any people be prepared to defend their rights unless they ...
... principles of civil government , is absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty . " To this proposition every reflecting mind will readily . assent . For how can any people be prepared to defend their rights unless they ...
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... principles that lead directly to centralization , and to the concentration of all power in the hands of those servants of the people who constitute the government . Opposed to this party of aristocratic principles , has always stood the ...
... principles that lead directly to centralization , and to the concentration of all power in the hands of those servants of the people who constitute the government . Opposed to this party of aristocratic principles , has always stood the ...
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... principles which have been its foundation . These two principles , antagonistic in fact as well as in theory , have been opposed to each other in Eng- land from the restoration of the Stuarts until the pres- ent day , under the names of ...
... principles which have been its foundation . These two principles , antagonistic in fact as well as in theory , have been opposed to each other in Eng- land from the restoration of the Stuarts until the pres- ent day , under the names of ...
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... principles never , " is not a mere theory . The right of man to control the institutions under which he lives - this had been the battle - cry of Whig and patriot and early Republican in succession . To enjoy the right of self ...
... principles never , " is not a mere theory . The right of man to control the institutions under which he lives - this had been the battle - cry of Whig and patriot and early Republican in succession . To enjoy the right of self ...
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... Principles and Actions . CHAPTER V. - STATE RIGHTS ...... The Term not Understood at the North - New England Con- federation of 1643 - Congress of 1774 and Articles of Con- federation - Views of Leading Statesmen on the Adoption of the ...
... Principles and Actions . CHAPTER V. - STATE RIGHTS ...... The Term not Understood at the North - New England Con- federation of 1643 - Congress of 1774 and Articles of Con- federation - Views of Leading Statesmen on the Adoption of the ...
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Page 220 - Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New- York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina...
Page 231 - States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President. The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
Page 219 - All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. SECTION 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
Page 4 - ... whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.
Page 36 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend; and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes.
Page 69 - To say that any state may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation...
Page 119 - States at any time during the continuance of this act, to order all such aliens as he shall judge dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States, or shall have reasonable grounds to suspect are concerned in any treasonable or secret machinations against the government thereof, to depart out of the territory of the United States, within such time as shall be expressed in such order...
Page 222 - Trust, or Profit under the United States : but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment, and Punishment, according to Law. SECTION 4. The Times, Places, and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the...
Page 222 - Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and Disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honour, Trust or Profit under the United States : but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
Page 221 - The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.