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Four Pillars of Constitutionalism: The Organic Laws of the United States Paperback – June 1, 1998

by Richard Howard Cox (Editor)
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The four primary documents that, since 1878, formed a type of "preamble" to the revised United States Code the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance, and the Constitution are brought together here for the first time in a single volume.Political theorist Richard Cox introduces these founding "laws" of America, places them in historical context, examines the leaders who introduced them, and discusses how and why these documents were given such an important place in the U.S. Code. Cox explains the significance of the code's revision in the aftermath of the Civil War and Reconstruction.Designed for students and general readers, Four Pillars of Constitutionalism explores how each of the four components of our nation's legal history was developed and their main features, including the full text of each document, and a bibliography of selected readings. This work is a handy, accessible, and very useful supplement to the study of constitutional law, history, and American political thought.
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  1. Print length
    142 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Prometheus
  4. Publication date
    June 1, 1998
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1573922153
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1573922159
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About the Author

Richard Howard Cox (1925-2015) was professor emeritus of political philosophy at the University of New York at Buffalo, where he taught from 1963 until his retirement in 1965. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where he studied with Leo Strauss. Cox was the author of Locke on War and Peace (Oxford, 1960), a book on Melville's Civil War poetry, and other works on political philosophy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prometheus (June 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 142 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1573922153
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1573922159
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

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Chef Jemichel
5.0 out of 5 stars Know Your Organic Laws
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014
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An excellent work at revealing the truth of the Organic Laws (that are four in number) a vital fact in American Law that definitely needs to be much better known than it is! There is a problem in the government's public school system when ever the subject of government is presented. The problem is that less than 1/4 of the Organic Laws are stressed which discounts the rest of our lawful heritage. The public school teachings of government (at whatever level) are nothing less than an agenda of indoctrination into a legal paradigm that is contrary to the very foundation of American Law which is Freedom from external governement!
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Jasphil
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Review
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2001
If the other reviewers are having trouble determining the value of the "Four Pillars" or perhaps Dr. Cox's thesis in general, perhaps they would have received more value out of spending a semester or two in Dr. Cox's classes on "Politics and Rhetoric" and "American Political Thought" while he taught at the University of Buffalo. In those courses he used the excellent book "The Constitution of 1787" to demonstrate the importance of the four most important documents in American political and social life. I found this book to be cogent and a refresher course from my years as a political science student at the University of Buffalo.
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