Constitution in Congress: the Federalist Period, 1789-1801

Name: Constitution in Congress: the Federalist Period, 1789-1801
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ISBN: 9780226131153

ISBN-10: 0226131157

ISBN-13: 9780226131153

Edition: 1999

Authors: David P. Currie

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In the most thorough examination to date, David P. Currie analyzes from a legal perspective the work of the first six congresses and of the executive branch during the Federalist era, with a view to its significance for constitutional interpretation. He concludes that the original understanding of the Constitution was forged not so much in the courts as in the legislative and executive branches, an argument of crucial importance for scholars in constitutional law, history, and government. "A joy to read."—Appellate Practive Journal and Update "[A] patient and exemplary analysis of the work of the first six Congresses."—Geoffrey Marshall, Times Literary Supplement

Book details

Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 2/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 0.67" wide x 0.93" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

David P. Currie (1936-2007) was the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. He is the author of four volumes in the Constitution in Congress series and the award-winning two-volume history The Constitution in the Supreme Court.



Preface Abbreviations and Shortened Titles



The First Congress, 1789-1791 Introduction to Part 1



The New Government



Congress



Rules



Records



Officers



Oaths



Instructions



Qualifications



Elections



Enumeration



Investigation



The Special Role of the Senate



The French Consular Convention



The Fishbourn Affair



The Southern Indians



The Fort Harmar Treaties



The Executive Branch



The President's Role in Legislation



Emoluments and Titles



The Department of Foreign Affairs



Other Officers



The Courts



The Lower Federal Courts



The Supreme Court



Substantive Legislation 1. Taxes and Trade



Tariffs and Tonnage



Whiskey



Ship Licensing



Inspection Laws



Seamen



The Slave Trade



Spending



Appropriations



Lighthouses



Other Spending Proposals



The Public Credit



Paper Money



The Question of Full Payment



The Assumption of State Debts



The Bank of the United States



Military, Indian, and Foreign Affairs



Soldiers



Indians



Pirates



Miscellany



Naturalization



Patents and Copyrights



Crimes



States



Territories



The Seat of Government



The Bill of Rights Conclusion to Part One



The Federalists, 1791-1801 Introduction to Part Two



The Second Congress, 1791-1793



Congress



The President



The Electoral College



Succession



Special Elections



The Post Office



Delegation



Federalism and Other Problems



The Mint



The Courts



The Militia









The Army



The Treasury



Codfish



Fugitives



Summary



The Third Congress, 1793-1795



Neutrality



The Proclamation



The Aftermath



Defense



The Scope of Federal Authority



The President and Congress



St Domingo



Insurrection



Citizenship



The Eleventh Amendment



The District of New Hampshire



The Southwest Delegate



The Flag



The Fourth Congress, 1795-1797



The Jay Treaty



Negotiation and Approval



The Role of the House



Tennessee



Congressional Powers



Spending--Again



Direct Taxes



Perils of the Deep



Kidnapping and the Right to Petition



Randall and Whitney



The Fifth and Sixth Congresses, 1797-1801



Troubles with France



Declaring the Peace



The Provisional Army



Volunteers



The French Treaties



The Enemy Within



Aliens



Sedition



The Expulsion of Matthew Lyon



The Cases of Duane and Randolph



All's Well That Ends Well



Odds and Ends



The Impeachment of Senator Blount



Mr Pinckney's Gifts



The Mississippi Territory



The District of Columbia



The Election of 1800



The Grand Committee



Mr Bayard's Conscience


Conclusion


Appendix: The Constitution of the United States


Index