Books with author William M. Simpson

This book traces the historical relationship between American political institutions and the developing society out of which they have evolved. It begins with a survey of the Thirteen Colonies, founded between 1607 and 1732, and concludes with an assessment of the American political system following the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.Topics covered include the impact of the American Revolution, 1776-1783; the framing of the Constitution; the emergence of political parties; the expanding role of the Supreme Court; the advent of Jacksonian democracy; the crises of Civil War and Reconstruction; the effects of territorial expansion and industrial growth on the political system, and the expanding role of government culminating in Roosevelt's New Deal; the responsibilities shared between Congress and the Presidency for the conduct of foreign policy and the constitutional consequences of America's rise to world power. The book has been written with two needs particularly in mind. For those studying American government it provides the historic background needed to understand why the political system has evolved as it has done. For those studying American history it provides a coherent treatment of constitutional developments, related to the contexts in which they occurred. The book should also be helpful to the general reader who wishes to understand the United States and the working of its system of government.

Excerpt from Haco the Dreamer, Vol. 1 of 2: A Tale of Scotch University Life You have to prepare for life. Your eighteenth birthday will occur this winter. Have you no tastes or predilections? Don't you want to be Something, eh. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Haco the Dreamer, Vol. 1 of 2: A Tale of Scotch University Life You have to prepare for life. Your eighteenth birthday will occur this winter. Have you no tastes or predilections? Don't you want to be Something, eh. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.