Our Federalist Constitution : the Founders' Expectations and Contemporary American Government.
The debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution has much to tell us about American politics. Using predictions made by Federalists and Anti-Federalists during that debate, Faber examines contemporary American politics. The Federalists explained how the various branches of governme...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC,
2010.
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Colección: | Recht und Gesellschaft.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution has much to tell us about American politics. Using predictions made by Federalists and Anti-Federalists during that debate, Faber examines contemporary American politics. The Federalists explained how the various branches of government would work together to govern while preventing tyranny; the Anti-Federalists told us how things would fall apart and why. Through a careful examination of the two houses of Congress, the Presidency, and the Supreme Court, Faber evaluates the state of each in light of the predictions of the founde. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781593326630 1593326637 |