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Constitutional Inquisitors

The Origins and Practice of Early Federal Prosecutors

By: Scott Ingram

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Constitutional Inquisitors

The Origins and Practice of Early Federal Prosecutors

By: Scott Ingram

The evolution of the federal prosecutor's role from a pragmatic necessity to a significant political figure. In the United States, federal prosecutors enjoy a degree of power unmatched elsewhere in the world. They are free to investigate and prosecute—or decline to prosecute—criminal cases without significant oversight. And yet, no statute grants them these powers; their role is not mentioned in the Constitution. How did they obtain this power, and are they truly independent from the political process? In Constitutional Inquisitors, Scott Ingram answers these questions by tracing the origins and development of federal criminal law enforcement. In the first book to examine the development of the federal law enforcement apparatus in the earliest part of the early republic, Ingram explains how federal prosecutors' roles began as an afterthought but quickly evolved into powerful political positions. He also addresses two long-held perceptions about early federal criminal prosecution: that prosecutors tried many more cases than historians thought and that the relationship between prosecution and executive power is much more complex and interwoven than commonly assumed. Drawing on materials at the National Archives as well as correspondence and trial reports, Ingram explores the first federal criminal case, the first use of presidential pardon power, the first federal prosecution of a female, and the first interstate criminal investigation. He also discloses internal Administration discussions involving major criminal cases, including those arising from the Whiskey Insurrection, Neutrality Crisis, Alien and Sedition Acts, and Fries' Rebellion. As the United States grapples today with political divisions and arguments over who should be prosecuted for what, Constitutional Inquisitors reveals that these problems began with the creation of the federal prosecutor role and have continued as the role gained power.

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1421446863

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The Complete Poetry - Premium Sir Walter Scott Collection

The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, The Lady of the Lake, Translations and Imitations from German Ballads, Marmion, Rokeby, The Field of Waterloo, Harold the Dauntless, The Wild Huntsman…

By: Walter Scott

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The Complete Poetry - Premium Sir Walter Scott Collection

The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, The Lady of the Lake, Translations and Imitations from German Ballads, Marmion, Rokeby, The Field of Waterloo, Harold the Dauntless, The Wild Huntsman…

By: Walter Scott

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Poetry - Premium Sir Walter Scott Collection" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Introduction: SIR WALTER SCOTT AND LADY MORGAN by Victor Hugo MEMORIES AND PORTRAITS by Robert Louis Stevenson SCOTT AND HIS PUBLISHERS by Charles Dickens POETRY: Notable Poems MARMION THE LADY OF THE LAKE THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL ROKEBY THE VISION OF DON RODERICK THE BRIDAL OF TRIERMAIN THE FIELD OF WATERLOO THE LORD OF THE ISLES HAROLD THE DAUNTLESS Translations and Imitations from German Ballads THE WILD HUNTSMAN WILLIAM AND HELEN FREDERICK AND ALICE THE FIRE-KING THE NOBLE MORINGER THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH THE ERL-KING Contributions to "The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" THE EVE OF ST. JOHN CADYOW CASTLE THOMAS THE RHYMER THE GRAY BROTHER GLENFINLAS; OR, LORD RONALD'S CORONACH Poems from Novels and Other Poems THE VIOLET TO A LADY - WITH FLOWERS FROM A ROMAN WALL BOTHWELL CASTLE THE SHEPHERD'S TALE CHEVIOT THE REIVER'S WEDDING THE BARD'S INCANTATION HELLVELLYN THE DYING BARD THE NORMAN HORSESHOE THE MAID OF TORO THE PALMER THE MAID OF NEIDPATH WANDERING WILLIE HUNTING SONG EPITAPH. DESIGNED FOR A MONUMENT IN LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL PROLOGUE TO MISS BAILLIK'S PLAY OF THE FAMILY LEGEND THE POACHER SONG THE BOLD DRAGOON ON THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT SONG, FOR THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE PITT CLUB OF SCOTLAND PHAROS LOQUITUR The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border ANDREW LANG'S VIEW OF SCOTT: LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS by Andrew Lang THE POEMS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT by Andrew Lang SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE BORDER MINSTRELSY by Andrew Lang Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet.

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