Author: Charles Henry AmblerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Sectionalism in Virginia from 1776 to 1861
Author: Charles Henry AmblerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Constitutional History of Virginia
Author: Brent TarterPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820363367
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
This is the only modern comprehensive constitutional history of any state, and as a history of Virgina, it is one of the oldest and most complex. Virginia's state legislature is the Virginia General Assembly, which was established in July 1619, making it the oldest current lawmaking body in North America. Brent Tarter's Constitutional History of Virginia covers over three hundred years of Virginia's legislative policy, from colony to statehood, revealing its political and legal backstory. From the very beginning in 1606, when James I chartered the Virginia Company to establish a commercial outpost on the Atlantic coast of North America, through the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the fundamental constitutions of the colony and state of Virginia have evolved and changed as the demographic, economic, political, and cultural characteristics of Virginia changed. Elements of the colonial constitution influenced the character of the state's first constitution in 1776, and changing relationships between the people and their government, as well as relationships between the state and federal governments, have influenced how the state's constitution has evolved. Tarter explores that evolution and taps into its relevance to the people who have lived and still live in Virginia.
Sectionalism in Virginia from 1776 to 1861
Author: Charles Henry AmblerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Virginia's Historic Courthouses
Author: Margaret T. PetersPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813916040
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
They examine historic structures ranging from the Essex County courthouse (1729) and the King William County courthouse, built ca. 1725 and one of the oldest public buildings in continuous use in the nation, to the newer historic courthouses such as Richmond's massive Supreme Court/State Library Building, dedicated in 1941.
Virginia's American Revolution
Author: Kevin Raeder GutzmanPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739121313
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Virginia's American Revolution focuses on the remaking of colonial Virginia into a republican society. It considers this topic with a focus on particular episodes, such as the Richmond Ratification Convention of 1788 and the adoption of the Virginia Resolutions of 1798, that brought the question "What does it mean to be republican?" to the fore.
Class of '89 Library of American History and Politics, Author Finding List 1914
Author: Princeton University. LibraryPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The West Virginia State Constitution
Author: Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199896380
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
The West Virginia State Constitution provides a review of the history and development of West Virginia's Constitution and an updated section-by-section analysis of its meaning. The State has had two constitutions, the original that was ratified in 1863 and the current one that was initially adopted in 1872. Both were rooted in the several Virginia Constitutions that preceded them but also included major reforms that emerged out of ongoing disputes between the western and eastern regions of antebellum Virginia. Amendments in the thirties and between 1968 and 1982 modernized the Constitution. This history is recounted in Part I of the book. This second edition provides section-by-section analysis that describes the origins and evolutions of the provisions and, more importantly, summarizes the interpretations given to them by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals over more than 150 years of the State's existence. The text reduces the case law to readily grasped concepts and cites the leading cases. A useful and convenient table of cases is provided, and a bibliography to facilitate more extensive or specific research is included. The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research. Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents.
Financial History of Virginia During the Revolutionary Era
Author: Harriet TalmageConstitutional Problems Under Lincoln
Author: James Garfield RandallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Among Our Books
Author: Carnegie Library of PittsburghPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description