The Constitution in Congress : descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 /

The Constitution in Congress : descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 / David P. Currie.

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Main Author: Currie, David P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > History.
Constitutional history > United States.
Law > United States > History.
Legislative power > United States > History.
Executive power > United States > History.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
Table of Contents:
  • PROLOGUE : SPEAK NO EVIL: The great petition fight
  • South Carolina, Arkansas, and Liberia
  • PART ONE : DIPLOMACY, EXPANSION, AND FORCE: O Canada!
  • Around the pole
  • The great Southwest
  • Brushfires
  • PART TWO : THE EVIL EMPIRE: Mr. Wilmot's proviso
  • Mr. Clay's compromise
  • The slippery slope
  • The winter of our discontent.

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