The Essential Bill of Rights Original Arguments and Fundamental Documents

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ISBN: 9780761810766 | 0761810765
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Copyright: 4/23/1998

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The Essential Bill of Rights: Original Arguments and Fundamental Documents provides the convenience of an affordable and accessible compilation of the original, essential documents and arguments that eventually led to the adoption of the Bill of Rights in the United States.

Preface
The Common Law and Covenanting Traditions	p. 1
Magna Carta, 1215	p. 8
Virginia Charter, 1606	p. 21
The Mayflower Compact, 1620	p. 28
Petition of Right, 1628	p. 30
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639	p. 33
Massachusetts Body of Liberties, 1641	p. 38
Maryland Act Concerning Religion, 1649	p. 41
New Jersey Concessions, 1676	p. 44
Pennsylvania Frame of Government, 1682	p. 48
English Bill of Rights, 1689	p. 57
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, 1701	p. 61
Elementary Books of Public Right	p. 67
John Locke, Second Treatise, 1694	p. 71
Algernon Sidney, Discourses, 1698	p. 87
Thomas Gordon, Cato's Letters No. 38, 1721	p. 98
Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws, 1752	p. 104
David Hume, Of the Original Contract, 1752	p. 118
William Blackstone, Commentaries, 1765	p. 127
An Expression of the American Mind	p. 137
James Otis, The Rights of British Colonies, 1764	p. 141
Richard Bland, Rights of the Colonies, 1766	p. 145
Samuel Adams	p. 149
John Tucker, An Election Sermon, 1771	p. 153
Thomas Jefferson, Summary Views, 1774	p. 159
First Continental Congress, Declaration and Resolves, 1774	p. 166
Edmund Burke, Conciliation with the Colonies, 1775	p. 170
Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence	p. 175
A New and More Noble Course	p. 183
Virginia Declaration of Rights and Constitution, 1776	p. 188
New Jersey Constitution, 1776	p. 196
Pennsylvania Declaration of Rights and Constitution, 1776	p. 202
Delaware Declaration of Rights, 1776	p. 215
Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, 1780	p. 218
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison	p. 224
We Have Errors to Correct	p. 233
Articles of Confederation, 1781	p. 238
James Madison, Vices of the Political System, April 1787	p. 246
The Northwest Ordinance, July 1787	p. 253
Conventional History of the Constitution, Summer 1787	p. 256
The General Voice Calls for a Bill of Rights	p. 277
Federalists Defend Absence of a Bill of Rights	p. 283
Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 84, 28 May 1788	p. 286
Antifederalist Criticisms of the Constitution	p. 291
Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention, October-December 1787	p. 301
New England and Virginia Ratifying Conventions, January-June 1788	p. 311
Jefferson-Madison Correspondence I	p. 319
Jefferson-Madison Correspondence II	p. 324
Madison Argues for Constitutional Amendments, 8 June 1789	p. 331
Congressional History of the Bill of Rights, 1789-1791	p. 344
Bibliography	p. 359
Index	p. 365
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