Summary Of Richard Hofstadter's Essay In The American Political Tradition
1. Who was Richard Hofstadter? When and why did he write the essays in The American Political Tradition? Was he well qualified to do so? Explain. a. Richard started writing The American Political Tradition in 1943, finished in 1947, and published in 1948. In the essay, he “made a number of interpretive and critical comments on certain political figures on whom he had done some special work or who particularly captured his interest.” However, the original title of his essay was Men and Ideas in American Politics, but changed it later for its consistent salability. b. Hofstadter subjected America’s heroes, and a few villains, to a critical scrutiny they had previously escaped, yet he did so without the bloodthirsty zeal we have
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The Declaration of Independence was written to provide philosophical justification for rebellion for everyone and justified the creation of a new nation. This was written for the colonies and the international powers that the colonies needed help from. It is an important document in history because it provided a theory of revolution and a justification for rebellion. 9. Federalism – the federal principle of government; separation of federal and state powers/laws j. Separation of Powers - the principle or system of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government. k. “Necessary and proper” - allows Congress "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the [enumerated] Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof." Also known as implied powers l. “Supreme law of the land” - indicates the Constitution is the ultimate authority to which all other laws and treaties must conform. 10. Judicial review is the power of courts of law to review the actions of the executive and legislative branches and is only implied in Article III of the Constitution. Implied powers is the power Congress has to make all laws which are “necessary and proper” for the