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   stitutions in America, it is necessary to outline the various. that are, in fact, to be found there. Put most simply and early state constitutions all contain the following foundation. (1)(1) an explanation of why the document is needed; (2) the people; (3) the creation of a government; (4) a self-definition.

2. dje.jcpa.org › books › ct-vol3-ch1Covenant and the American Founding - Jerusalem Center for ...

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   On Puritan ideas, see Lutz, Donald, From Covenant to Constitution in American Political Thought (Philadelphia: Center for the Study of Federalism, Temple University, 1980) and Perry Miller, Orthodoxy in Massachusetts, 1630-1650 (New York: Harper and Row, 1970); Lutz, Donald and Charles Hyneman, eds. American Political Writing During the Founding Era 1760-1805 (Indianopalis: Liberty Press, 1983).

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   Jan 1, 1980 · Donald S. Lutz; From Covenant to Constitution in American Political Thought, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 10, Issue 4, 1 January 1980, Pages 101–1

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   The two were connected in the Bible to form the classic foundation of the covenant tradition. 9 God's covenant with Israel established the Jewish people and founded it as a body politic while at the same time creating the religious framework which gave that polity its raison d'etre, its norms, and its constitution, as well as the guidelines for developing a political order based upon proper ...

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   8. During the colonial era, when the legislature acted in a founding or foundation amending capacity, the resulting documents were interchangeably termed an “ordinance,” an “act,” or a “code.”. 9. With few exceptions, the content of the ordinance form was limited to one or both of the last two foundation elements. 10.

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   Covenant and the American Founding. On his way to Washington to take the oath of office as President of the United States of America, itself seemed destined for dissolution, Abraham Lincoln pointedly stopped in Philadelphia to visit Independence Hall. Standing before that historic landmark on February 21, 1861, Lincoln emphasized to his ...

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   What was a covenant in colonial era?

   • During the colonial era, the terms “agreement” and “combination” were used interchangeably with “covenant” and “compact,” both internally and in the titles of documents, to describe what were in fact either political covenants or political compacts. 7.

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   Where did the idea of a constitution come from?

   • The roots of such constitutions, to which bills of rights were later added, can be traced to the biblical idea of a covenant between God and man, which more secular thinkers such as John Locke later portrayed as a social compact among individuals themselves.

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   Why are all documents considered covenants?

   • Because the first document that formed them as a people also automatically establishes them as expressing the higher authority whenever they act through their own popular sovereignty, all subsequent documents by that people could be considered covenants as well because the link with the higher authority is understood.

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   Was the Mayflower Compact a covenant?

   • The document later to be known as the Mayflower Compact, which was clearly a covenant in form, was known to those who wrote it as the Plymouth Combination. During the era in question, a “frame” referred to an established order, plan, scheme, or system, especially of government.

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   Where can I find a good book about covenants in America?

   • For the nature and development of covenants in America, one might consult any of a great number of volumes. Among the better volumes is Peter Ymen DeJong, The Covenant Idea in New England Theology, 1620–1847 (Grand Rapids, Mich.: E. B. Erdmans, 1964). [7.

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   Where did American constitutional theory come from?

   • Rather, at best there will be brief references to Magna Carta, perhaps the English Constitution, and probably the Declaration of Independence. If the authors of these books discuss the source of American constitutional theory beyond these few documents, they will almost inevitably mention European thinkers, John Locke being prominent among them.

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   Jan 1, 2009 · John R. Vile. , published on January 1, 2009 last updated on July 2, 2024. he Mayflower Compact—once called the “Plymouth Combination”—is the first constitution known to have been written in the New World. Drafted aboard the Mayflower before the Pilgrims from Holland and their fellow travelers landed in North America, it was signed on ...