Contesting the Constitution
Congress Debates the Missouri Crisis, 1819-1821
Seiten
2021
University of Missouri Press (Verlag)
978-0-8262-2228-2 (ISBN)
University of Missouri Press (Verlag)
978-0-8262-2228-2 (ISBN)
The issue of what would come to be known as the Missouri Crisis tested the still young American republic and, some four decades later, would all but rend it asunder. This collection of essays engages the intersections of history and constitutional law, and is certain to find eager readers among historians, legal scholars, and political scientists.
The admission of Missouri to the Union quickly became a constitutional crisis of the first order, inciting an intensive reexamination of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Congress. The heart of the question in need of resolution was whether that body possessed the authority to place conditions on a territory-in this instance Missouri-regarding restrictions on slavery-before its admittance to the Union.
The larger question with which the legislators grappled were the limits of the Constitution's provisions granting Congress the authority to affect the institution of slavery-both where it already existed and where it could expand. The issue-what would come to be known as the Missouri Crisis-severely tested the still young republic and, some four decades later, would all but rend it asunder. This timely collection of original essays thoughtfully engages the intersections of history and constitutional law, and is certain to find eager readers among historians, legal scholars, political scientists, as well as many who call Missouri home.
The admission of Missouri to the Union quickly became a constitutional crisis of the first order, inciting an intensive reexamination of the U.S. Constitution by the U.S. Congress. The heart of the question in need of resolution was whether that body possessed the authority to place conditions on a territory-in this instance Missouri-regarding restrictions on slavery-before its admittance to the Union.
The larger question with which the legislators grappled were the limits of the Constitution's provisions granting Congress the authority to affect the institution of slavery-both where it already existed and where it could expand. The issue-what would come to be known as the Missouri Crisis-severely tested the still young republic and, some four decades later, would all but rend it asunder. This timely collection of original essays thoughtfully engages the intersections of history and constitutional law, and is certain to find eager readers among historians, legal scholars, political scientists, as well as many who call Missouri home.
William S. Belko is the Executive Director of the Missouri Humanities Council and author of several books including, Philip Pendleton Barbour in Jacksonian America: An Old Republican in King Andrew's Court and The Invincible Duff Green: Whig of the West (also published by the University of Missouri Press). He lives in the St. Louis area.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.06.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Constitutional Democracy |
| Zusatzinfo | 18 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Missouri |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8262-2228-5 / 0826222285 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8262-2228-2 / 9780826222282 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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