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Studies On Political Thoughts Belong To Cromwell And Washington

Posted on:2018-12-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J L LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2346330512499006Subject:World History
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The process of the developing of the British and American Constitutionalism play a key role in the Modern Political History.It provides a lot of elements for the formation of Modern Political Science.On one hand it provides the theories of natural law,checks and balance,democracy,and republicanism;On the other hand it provides the institution of constitutional monarchy,parliamentarism,f ederalism,and Legal Document Models of “Bill of Rights”,”The Declaration of Independence”,”Federal Constitution”.The major substance of this thesis is Political Thoughts and Practices belong to Cromwell and Washington,and the minor one is the reason of historical evaluation for Cromwell and Washington difficult.This thesis consists of three parts: introduction,text and conclusionThe first part of the thesis is introduction and academic summary.It include the summary of achievements about the topic all over the world,life experiences and historical evaluation of Cromwell and Washington.The basic theory of modern politics.And the definitions of”constitutional regime”,”British and American constitutional system”,”British and American constitutional process”,that used in the thesis.The main body includes three chapters.The first chapter is the introduction of the history of the British and American constitutional system,involving the theoretical achievements of British and American constitutional thinkers,and the background of British and American modern social change.The second chapter is about Political Thoughts and Practices belong to Cromwell as the Lord Protector of England and Washington as the first president of the U.S..Because both Cromwell and Washington are not political theorists.In this case their perform in the political practices can be seen as the symbol of their political ideas.The third chapter interprets the role and function of Cromwell and Washington in the early development of constitutional government in Britain and America.Contrast of the difference historical evaluation of Cromwell and Washington.And try to found out the reason of it.The conclusion part summarizes the full text.It is pointed out that the social factors and historical inevitability of Cromwell and Washington played different roles in the course of constitutional politics in Britain and America.At the same time,it also from the perspective of individual moral character of two politicians in history and merits and demerits.Finally evaluating the two politicians' political thoughts and practices on the basis of the political modernization and the evolution of the constitutional system.
Keywords/Search Tags:British and American constitutional system, Cromwell, Washington, The Instrument of Government, Federal Constitution
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