Original meanings : politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution / Jack N. Rakove.
Original meanings : politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution / Jack N. Rakove.
Original meanings : politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution / Jack N. Rakove.
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New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N347.30229/2
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English
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xvi, 439 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. I. The Perils of Originalism -- Ch. II. The Road to Philadelphia -- Ch. III. The Madisonian Moment -- Ch. IV. The Politics of Constitution-Making -- Ch. V. The Concept of Ratification -- Ch. VI. Debating the Constitution -- Ch. VII. Federalism -- Ch. VIII. The Mirror of Representation -- Ch. IX....
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New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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In answering these questions, Rakove reexamines the classic issues that the framers of the Constitution had to solve: federalism, representation, executive power, rights, and the idea that a constitution somehow embodied supreme law. In each of these cases, Original Meanings suggests that Americans of the early Republic held a spectrum of positions...
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Original meanings : politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution / Jack N. Rakove.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N347.30229/2
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0394578589
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342.73029
347.30229
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991005144749702626
