Compact theory refers to two theories related to the development of federal constitutions.
Read more about Compact Theory: Compact Theory in The United States, Compact Theory in Canada
Famous quotes containing the words compact and/or theory:
“What compact mean you to have with us?
Will you be pricked in number of our friends,
Or shall we on, and not depend on you?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“[Anarchism] is the philosophy of the sovereignty of the individual. It is the theory of social harmony. It is the great, surging, living truth that is reconstructing the world, and that will usher in the Dawn.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)