| Description |
ix, 298 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Law and society |
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Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| 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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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781593322731 (alk. paper) |
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1593322739 (alk. paper) |
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