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A Disquisition on Government

by John C. Calhoun
Mel Foster
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Written between 1843 and 1848, John C. Calhoun's A Disquisition on Government addresses such diverse issues as states' rights and nullification, slavery, and the growth of the federal judicial power. Articulating Calhoun's perspective on government as seen from the point of view of a permanent minority (the South), A Disquisition on Government relies on the doctrine of a concurrent majority. Calhoun's concurrent majority captures the idea that because unchecked majority rule can lead to tyranny over minority interests, minority groups should possess veto power government actions that affect them. Although Calhoun primarily intended this doctrine as a justification for slavery, the broader idea of a concurrent majority as a protection for minority rights has since become a pillar of American political thought.
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Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781452625782
  • File size: 102862 KB
  • Release date: December 26, 2011
  • Duration: 03:34:17

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  • ISBN: 9781452625782
  • File size: 103016 KB
  • Release date: December 26, 2011
  • Duration: 03:34:15
  • Number of parts: 5

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History Politics Nonfiction

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Written between 1843 and 1848, John C. Calhoun's A Disquisition on Government addresses such diverse issues as states' rights and nullification, slavery, and the growth of the federal judicial power. Articulating Calhoun's perspective on government as seen from the point of view of a permanent minority (the South), A Disquisition on Government relies on the doctrine of a concurrent majority. Calhoun's concurrent majority captures the idea that because unchecked majority rule can lead to tyranny over minority interests, minority groups should possess veto power government actions that affect them. Although Calhoun primarily intended this doctrine as a justification for slavery, the broader idea of a concurrent majority as a protection for minority rights has since become a pillar of American political thought.
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History Politics Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Tantor Media, Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781452625782
    File size: 102862 KB
    Release date: December 26, 2011
    Duration: 03:34:17

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781452625782
    File size: 103016 KB
    Release date: December 26, 2011
    Duration: 03:34:15
    Number of parts: 5

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English