The Evolution of Sovereignty in American Political Thought: Part 2
This is part 2 of a 2-part series examining the evolution of American political thought as it relates to sovereignty in the political system. You can read part 1 HERE. In the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, and continuing through the post-war era, Americans...
The Evolution of Sovereignty in American Political Thought
When Americans talk about the Revolution, they generally mean the fight with the British. But there was a more fundamental revolution that began long before the first shot was fired and ultimately drove Americans to seek independence– a revolution of thought. In an...
Sovereignty in the Constitutional System
by James Madison, Dec. 1835 It has hitherto been understood, that the supreme power, that is, the sovereignty of the people of the States, was in its nature divisible, and was in fact divided, according to the [569] Constitution of the U. States, between the States in...