legislating morality in early American states Miller, Wm. G. (William George) 1968- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York LFB Scholarly Pub. 2008 monographic eng

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ix, 298 p. : ill. Legislating morality : four streams of thought -- Three grounding principles for moral legislation : popular sovereignty, natural law, and divine law -- The nature of God in early American state constitutions -- The nature of man in early American state constitutions -- The constitutionality of moral legislation in early state constitutions -- A constitutional mandate : moral legislation in post-revolutionary Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Massachusetts -- Ambiguous constitutionality : moral legislation in post-revolutionary Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, New York, and South Carolina -- Contemporary scholarship and early American state legislation of morality -- Considerations for legislation of morality in the 21st century. Wm. G. Miller. Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Constitutional history United States States Constitutional law Religious aspects Law and ethics History 18th century United States Politics and government 1775-1783 KF4541 .M55 2008eb 342.7302/9 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10430471 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10430471 CaPaEBR 080520 ebr10430471