The Virginia Report of 1799-1800, Touching the Alien and Sedition Laws: Together with the Virginia Resolutions of December 21, 1798, the Debate and Proceedings Thereon in the House of Delegates of Virginia, and Several Other Documents Illustrative of the Report and ResolutionsThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 26. 9. 2018. - 264 страница 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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... foreign nations . 2. Grade of offence : A misdemeanour . 3. Punishment : Fine not exceeding $ 2000 , and imprisonment not exceeding two years . Section III . Allows accused to give in evidence the truth of the matter charged as ...
... foreign nations . 2. Grade of offence : A misdemeanour . 3. Punishment : Fine not exceeding $ 2000 , and imprisonment not exceeding two years . Section III . Allows accused to give in evidence the truth of the matter charged as ...
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... foreign nation against the United States , their people or government , then such person , being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof , shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two ...
... foreign nation against the United States , their people or government , then such person , being thereof convicted before any court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof , shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two ...
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... foreign or domestic , and that it will support the government of the United States in all measures warranted by the former . 2. That this Assembly most solemnly declares a warm attachment to the union of the States , to maintain which ...
... foreign or domestic , and that it will support the government of the United States in all measures warranted by the former . 2. That this Assembly most solemnly declares a warm attachment to the union of the States , to maintain which ...
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... foreign citizenship : we should then have amongst us a body of men , of whom the President would be the despot : they would be entirely in his power . He further observed that , suppose government ( never an enemy to power ) should ...
... foreign citizenship : we should then have amongst us a body of men , of whom the President would be the despot : they would be entirely in his power . He further observed that , suppose government ( never an enemy to power ) should ...
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... foreign nations . It established legislative , executive , and judiciary branches , which acted upon the several matters coming within their respective spheres ; and it certainly intended that all matters of general national concern ...
... foreign nations . It established legislative , executive , and judiciary branches , which acted upon the several matters coming within their respective spheres ; and it certainly intended that all matters of general national concern ...
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