The Virginia Report of 1799-1800, Touching the Alien and Sedition Laws; Together with the Virginia Resolutions of December 21, 179

by James Madison

2021-01-05 18:21:55

A collection of important writings that had a profound effect on the debates that led to the Civil War. The Virginia Resolutions were written by James Madison 1751-1836] and adopted by the Virginia legislature in 1798, the Kentucky Resolutions were ... Read more

A collection of important writings that had a profound effect on the debates that led to the Civil War. The Virginia Resolutions were written by James Madison 1751-1836] and adopted by the Virginia legislature in 1798, the Kentucky Resolutions were written by Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826] and adopted by the Kentucky legislature in 1798. Both opposed the Alien and Sedition Acts and initiated a debate about the respective powers of the federal government and states. This edition collects these three works, and adds the texts of the Alien and Sedition acts, comments from other states and relevant extracts from Madison's letters. vii]-xvi, 17]-264 pp.

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File size9 X 6 X 0.75 in
Print pages264
PublisherThe Lawbook Exchange
Publication date September 26, 2018
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781584773740
James Madison is frequently referred to as "the father of the Constitution" because of the important role that he played in the drafting of the US Constitution during the Constitutional Conv...

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