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Faith, reason, and consent legislating morality in early American states / by Miller, Wm. G. (William George), 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Legislating morality : four streams of thought -- Three grounding principles for moral legislation : popular sovereignty, natural law, and divine law -- The nature of God in early American state constitutions -- The nature of man in early American state constitutions -- The constitutionality of moral legislation in early state constitutions -- A constitutional mandate : moral legislation in post-revolutionary Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Massachusetts -- Ambiguous constitutionality : moral legislation in post-revolutionary Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, New York, and South Carolina -- Contemporary scholarship and early American state legislation of morality -- Considerations for legislation of morality in the 21st century.…”
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America and Enlightenment constitutionalism

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The political trial of Benjamin Franklin a prelude to the American Revolution / by Penegar, Kenneth Lawing

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The slaveholding republic an account of the United States government's relations to slavery / by Fehrenbacher, Don E. (Don Edward), 1920-1997

Subjects: “…African Americans Legal status, laws, etc. History 18th century.…”
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Burr, Hamilton, and Jefferson a study in character / by Kennedy, Roger G.

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