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History and Implications of the Missouri Test-Oath Case

historical and political circumstances at hand, this article seeks to reframe the scholarly conversation surrounding Cummings to reflect the true place of importance it holds in the anthology of American legal ... the free exercise of religious practice. Beginning with a summary of the contemporary historical and political circumstances at hand and proceeding with a detailed analysis of the court’s ruling, this

Political Parties, Elections and Election Systems by Etem Aziri

differences between them. Classification of political parties according to the author, can be based on different criteria ranging from philosophy and political, to the political programs of up to parliamentary ... treatment of political parties as a global phenomenon. In 2004 published the book "Political parties and democracy", while two years "Sociology of political parties" - in modified version. This book differs

Code as personal data: implications for data protection law and regulation of algorithms

related phenomena: the act of molding the mind and communicating knowledge.79 The arrival of computing has turbocharged efforts to conceptualize information. By now many disciplines as diverse as philosophy

Ghosts of the Revolution: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the Legacy of the Founding Generation

in order to both justify their own political ideologies as well as inspire their respective civilian populations. Their sense of ownership over the legacy of the Founders reflected one of the uniquely ... could just as easily leave it. Lincoln countered his opposition’s political philosophy with references to the Declaration and the Constitution. When defining the Founder’s intent for the Declaration

Loose Party Times: The Political Crisis of the 1850s in Westchester County, New York

political office would launch his nascent career. After casting his ballot at the Bedford Post Office, Robertson paid a visit to Sheriff James M. Bates, his political manager, to await the election results ... and why this system rose and fell. Yet historians have overlooked one important area of the American political landscape: the suburb. Despite the recent popularity of suburbs as a subject of twentieth

Chaos in Congress: Masculinity and Violence in the Congressional Struggle Over Kansas

to accept violence within their political system – particularly in Graves’ and Cilley’s institution: Congress. In The Field of Blood, a recent study on antebellum congressional violence, Joanne Freeman ... esteem, despised violence and blood sports, and disapproved of the overconsumption (or sometimes the mere consumption) of alcohol. Adherents of restrained masculinity could be found in all political

It is time to recognize the tort of invasion of privacy in Malaysia

elected member of parliament or a member of a political party to serve as a member of a Malaysian Bar Council or any of its committees.40 The court was asked to decide if personal liberty under Article 5(1 ... incorporate guidelines and references from international documents, such as the ECHR and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,93 to help draft the legislation.94 The establishment or

Leo Strauss: An Intellectual Biography by Daniel Tanguay

The book ends with concluding remarks of the writer about the whole Leo Strauss’s thought. Although Leo Strauss’s philosophy is very complex especially in terms of so many different titles and ... twentieth century political philosophy but also enable to us with critical outlook about modern political philosophy and its problems. Apart from Introduction, the book consists of four main titles about Leo

Condemning Colonization: Abraham Lincoln’s Rejected Proposal for a Central American Colony

warring United States were also struggling with reconciling racial issues. This also reveals how interwoven racial issues were with political crises during the Civil War because it not only effected ... for freed slaves; see Albert, Castel, “Pomeroy, Samuel Clarke (1816-1891).” Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History. Lincoln’s speech.7 The news traveled

Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era 2019

withdrawing from the Union. Secessionists asserted that, because the states had freely entered into a compact, they could just as easily leave it. Lincoln countered his opposition?s political philosophy with ... War leaders to justify their political agendas in ?Ghosts of the Revolution: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the Legacy of the Founding Generation.? Finally, Jacob Bruggeman reviews Joanna Cohen?s

Cohen, Joanna. Luxurious Citizens: The Politics Of Consumption In Nineteenth-Century America. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017.

changing political economy. So, what did it mean to be a citizen-consumer [Excerpt] ... individual basis. Cohen traces these changing commercial identities and their impact on communities and individuals. In the aftermath of the War of 1812, for example, the political and economic elites

Albanian Book and Libraries in Kosovo

in Kosovo by the 14th century was followed with a long interruption due to socio-political circumstances. The linguistic structure of the book in libraries by the middle of the sixties of the 20th ... the political and cultural position of Albanians was also reflected in view of the growing number of publications in Albanian and network extension of libraries also changing their cultural status. In

School Safety: An Educational Issue in Michigan's Political Arena

in schools to improve school safety. Although it is not known whether HB 4162 will pass the House Senate and emerge from Michigan’s political arena as Matt’s Safe School Law, a question remaining for

A Cause Lost, a Story Being Written: Explaining Black and White Commemorative Difference in the Postbellum South

War are all but nonexistent. I conclude that, while a white supremacist system denied black Southerners the economic and political capital to commission monuments, black Southerners organized public ... the political marginalization and resource limitations blacks faced.3 However, I argue that this explanation reduces the agency involved in blacks’ development of commemorative traditions. I suggest

“Altoona was his, and fairly won”: President Lincoln and the Altoona Governors’ Conference, September 1862

that Lincoln may have actually welcomed the conference and had his own designs for how it might bolster his political objectives. ... preceding events. Lincoln did surely respect the prestige and power, both military and political, of the governors. Nevertheless, this paper suggests that, far from a surprise obstacle, the Altoona Conference

Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era 2023

political events, along with its longer-term influence on modern constitutional jurisprudence. The immediate effects of Cummings on Reconstruction ‘Ironclad Test-Oath’ laws were devastating for Radical

"With Nothing Left But Reputation": Reconstructing the Virginia Military Institute

existence in 1868, and eventually gained compensation for unjust losses during the war. The unwavering dedication of those advocating for the Institute was met with gracious support from those in political ... library—the accumulated care of twenty-five years— and the philosophical apparatus, so long used by our late distinguished professor of natural and experimental philosophy, 8 Driver, Lexington and

Issues and Trends in the Provision of Public Library Services in Nigeria: A Literature Survey

The philosophy, orientation and nature of public library are routed in the responsibility of disseminating diverse and current information services to the members of its community. Waller and Mcshare ... , and often are members of both a library system/network and a political community. The library in New London, Connecticut, for example, is supported primarily through city taxes and is clearly a

Issues and Trends in the Provision of Public Library Services in Nigeria: A Literature Survey

The philosophy, orientation and nature of public library are routed in the responsibility of disseminating diverse and current information services to the members of its community. Waller and Mcshare ... , and often are members of both a library system/network and a political community. The library in New London, Connecticut, for example, is supported primarily through city taxes and is clearly a