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John Phillip Reid addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory, and the search for a constitutional settlement.Reid, John P. is the author of 'Constitutional History of the American Revolution The Authority of Rights' with ISBN 9780299108700 and ISBN 0299108708.
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