Constitution of the Confederate States of America - The Complete Historical Text with Context on States’ Rights, and Secession - Couverture souple

The Confederate Provisional Government

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1617200719 ISBN 13 : 9781617200717

Editeur : The Gadsden Press, 2010

Synopsis

A complete historical text of the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, a key document for understanding the political crisis that led to the Civil War.

Adopted in 1861, the Confederate Constitution closely followed the structure and language of the United States Constitution while introducing changes meant to reflect the seceding states’ views on sovereignty, federal power, taxation, executive authority, and slavery. Its preamble begins, “We, the people of the Confederate States, each State acting in its sovereign and independent character,” making clear the political theory at the heart of the Confederacy.

The document retained familiar provisions such as the Supremacy Clause, Commerce Clause, and Necessary and Proper Clause, but altered the balance between state and federal authority in important ways. It limited certain federal powers, restricted omnibus legislation, gave the president a form of line-item veto, and attempted to address grievances that Southern political leaders claimed had arisen under the U.S. Constitution between 1787 and 1860.

Essential reading for students of American history, constitutional law, political theory, and the Civil War, Constitution of the Confederate States of America offers direct access to one of the central documents of secession. This edition presents the text as a historical source for study, comparison, and critical understanding.

About the Author:

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America was drafted and adopted by representatives of the seceding Southern states in 1861. The provisional Confederate Congress approved the document as part of the formation of the Confederate States of America, a government created in opposition to the United States and dissolved after its defeat in the Civil War.

As a historical document, the Confederate Constitution remains significant not because of the legitimacy of the government it created, but because it reveals the political arguments, legal theories, and institutional choices of the Confederacy. It is studied today as part of the history of slavery, secession, constitutional conflict, and the collapse of the antebellum Union.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Gadsden Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617200719
• ISBN 13: 9781617200717
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible