Creating the Constitution : the Convention of 1787 and the First Congress /

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Creating the Constitution presents a different interpretation of the Convention and the First Congress, derived largely from a close reading of Farrand's Records and the Annals of Congress. Among its special features are a critical perspective on the Framers, an examination of Court Whig influe...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Anderson, Thornton, 1915-1997
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1993.
Temas:
United States. > Constitutional Convention > (1787)
United States. > Congress > (1st : > 1789-1791)
United States. > Congress.
USA > Constitutional Convention
États-Unis. > Constitutional Convention (1787)
Etats-Unis. > Congress (1789-1791)
Constitutional Convention (United States : 1787)
1783-1809
Constitutional history > United States.
Federal government > United States > History.
Constitutional conventions > United States > History.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Constitutions.
Constitutional conventions.
Constitutional history.
Federal government.
Politics and government
Grondwetgevende vergaderingen.
Het Congres.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1809.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire constitutionnelle.
États-Unis > 1783-1789 (Confédération)
Etats-Unis > Histoire constitutionnelle > 18e siècle.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction. An Approach Through Ideas. A Convention to Regain Unity? A Secret Convention. Ratification and Implementation. A New and Unexpected Form of Federalism
  • 2. Ideas from England. England's Ambivalent Medieval Heritage. England's Second Revolution. From Limited to Unlimited Power. The Country Opposition. English Ambivalence Imported
  • 3. Political Motivations. The Problems as the Nationalists Saw Them. The Virginia Plan. The State Federalists. The Powers of Government. Restricting State Power. The General Result
  • 4. Economic Motivations. The Role of Wealth in the Government. The Influence of Government on Wealth
  • 5. An Anti-Democratic Convention? The House of Representatives. The Senate. The Executive. The Council of Revision and the Veto. Legislators' Eligibility for Executive Offices. The Judiciary. The Amending Article. The Mode of Ratification. Why an Anti-Democratic Bias? The General Result
  • 6. The Convention Congress. Ratification. Amendments. The Nationalists in Control.
  • The Ambiguity of the Senate. The Removal Power. Assumption of State Debts. The Bank. The Implications
  • Appendix A State-Federalist Voting in the Philadelphia Convention
  • Appendix B The First Senate
  • Appendix C The First House.

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