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Mexicans in the Making of America

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Federalism is regarded as one of the signal American contributions to modern politics. Its origins are typically traced to the drafting of the Constitution; but the story began decades before the delegates met in Philadelphia.In this groundbreaking book; Alison LaCroix traces the history of American federal thought from its colonial beginnings in scattered provincial responses to British assertions of authority; to its emergence in the late eighteenth century as a normative theory of multilayered government. The core of this new federal ideology was a belief that multiple independent levels of government could legitimately exist within a single polity; and that such an arrangement was not a defect but a virtue. This belief became a foundational principle and aspiration of the American political enterprise. LaCroix thus challenges the traditional account of republican ideology as the single dominant framework for eighteenth-century American political thought. Understanding the emerging federal ideology returns constitutional thought to the central place that it occupied for the founders. Federalism was not a necessary adaptation to make an already designed system work; it was the system.Connecting the colonial; revolutionary; founding; and early national periods in one story reveals the fundamental reconfigurations of legal and political power that accompanied the formation of the United States. The emergence of American federalism should be understood as a critical ideological development of the period; and this book is essential reading for everyone interested in the American story.


#866456 in Books 2014-10-06Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.75 x 6.50 x 1.25l; .0 #File Name: 0674048482368 pages


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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. She loved it. She knew several of the people mentioned ...By A. GarciaThis was a gift for my Mom whose Dad was cited in the book. She loved it. She knew several of the people mentioned and was fascinated to read about their actions during her childhood.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Promise for the future of America by understanding our past racial exploitationBy Wayne KeenInsightful; informative and a great reference source to the titled subject matter. Using this book as a spring-board to our future by understanding our past reflects well on our perservation of our heritage and not just the consuming of it. Diversity of color as stated by last paragraph on page 239; is promising with the election of our first black President; first black Congresswoman- Mia Love- and those like Marco Rubio and Bobby Jindal that reflect convervative America. For this white ; aging American ; I see promise and hope for our future independent of color. Thank you Dr Foley for this fine reference source. especially for those who seek answers to our past. Should be a must read for all students of social studies at all levels of education.2 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Luis Nunogreat!

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