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It takes the average reader 3 hours and 1 minute to read British and American Foundings of Parliamentary Science, 1774–1801 by Peter J. Aschenbrenner

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Upon declaring independence from Britain in July 1776, the United States Congress urgently needed to establish its credentials as a legitimate government that could credibly challenge the claims of the British Crown. In large measure this legitimacy rested upon setting in place the procedural and legal structures upon which all claims of governmental authority rest. In this book, Aschenbrenner explores the ways in which the nascent United States rapidly built up a system of parliamentary procedure that borrowed heavily from the British government it sought to replace. In particular, he looks at how, over the course of twenty-five years, Thomas Jefferson drew upon the writings of the Chief Clerk of the British Parliament, John Hatsell, to frame and codify American parliamentary procedures. Published in 1801, Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States presents rules, instances, citations and commentary as modern readers would expect them to appear, quoting Hatsell and other British authorities numerous times. If the two nations suffered any unpleasant relations in the First War for American Independence - Aschenbrenner concludes - one would be hard pressed to detect it from Jefferson’s Manual. Indeed, direct comparison of the House of Commons and the Continental Congress shows remarkable similarities between the ambitions of the two institutions as they both struggled to adapt their political processes to meet the changing national and international circumstances of the late-eighteenth century.

How long is British and American Foundings of Parliamentary Science, 1774–1801?

British and American Foundings of Parliamentary Science, 1774–1801 by Peter J. Aschenbrenner is 181 pages long, and a total of 45,431 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 8 minutes to read British and American Foundings of Parliamentary Science, 1774–1801 aloud.

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British and American Foundings of Parliamentary Science, 1774–1801 is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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