| Description |
ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Law and society |
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Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
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| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-290) and index |
| Subject |
Constitutional history -- United States -- States.
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Constitutional law -- Religious aspects.
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Law and ethics -- History -- 18th century.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140413
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| LC no. |
2008021808 |
| ISBN |
9781593322731 alkaline paper |
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1593322739 alkaline paper |
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