The politics of size : representation in the United States, 1776-1850 /

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After the Revolution, Americans faced the challenge of expanding representative government throughout an extensive territory. The complex process of adapting republicanism to a vast area generated many conflicts over representation in both states and the nation-conflicts that produced a division bet...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zagarri, Rosemarie, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1987.
Series:Cornell paperbacks.
Subjects:
USA
Representative government and representation > United States > History.
Federal government > United States > History.
State governments > United States > History.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Federal government.
Representative government and representation.
State governments.
Parlament
Repräsentative Demokratie
Politieke conflicten.
Federale regering.
Deelstaten.
Geschichte (1776-1850)
United States.
USA.
United States > Electoral processes, 1776-1850
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Maps
  • Preface
  • Introduction: The Dimensions of the Problem
  • 1. The Centrality of State Capitals
  • 2. Apportionment Divides the States
  • 3. The Large State-Small State Controversy Revisited
  • 4. Representation and the Extensive Republic
  • 5. Creating Congressional Constituencies
  • 6. The Persistence of the Large State-Small State Conflict
  • Epilogue: Beyond Boundlessness
  • Appendix Tables
  • Index

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