Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents InterpretedStephen L. Schechter Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1. nov. 1991 - 472 sider Roots of the Republic shows how the Constitution was a product, not simply of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but of a legal and philosophical tradition almost two centuries old. The editors have selected eighteen key documents in the development of that tradition and reproduced them with essays that explain what they mean, why they were written, and why they are important today. Each key document is accompanied by an interpretive essay written by a contemporary scholar. These essays focus on the importance of each frame of government and include commentaries on why they are meaningful today. Intended to help readers learn how to read and understand these documents, the book is also a handy reference and a strong introduction to the development of political thought and the debates surrounding the formation of the state governments and the federal union. |
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... Antifederalist Essays and Speeches , 1787-1788 381 Commentary by Ralph Ketcham XVIII . The Bill of Rights , 1791 423 Commentary by John P. Kaminski and Richard B. Bernstein Afterword Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Roger D. Weightman ...
... Antifederalist Essays and Speeches , 1787-1788 381 Commentary by Ralph Ketcham XVIII . The Bill of Rights , 1791 423 Commentary by John P. Kaminski and Richard B. Bernstein Afterword Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Roger D. Weightman ...
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... Antifederalist speeches and essays , and John Adams's Thoughts on Government ( 1776 ) , which examines the nature of constitutions and governments . Although varying in form , commentaries provide important clues into the founders ...
... Antifederalist speeches and essays , and John Adams's Thoughts on Government ( 1776 ) , which examines the nature of constitutions and governments . Although varying in form , commentaries provide important clues into the founders ...
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... Antifederalist commentaries presented here trace an alterna- tive constitutional design of republican government . As Ralph Ketcham explains in his commentary , the Antifederalists not only opposed the Constitution , but they had " a ...
... Antifederalist commentaries presented here trace an alterna- tive constitutional design of republican government . As Ralph Ketcham explains in his commentary , the Antifederalists not only opposed the Constitution , but they had " a ...
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American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter. show how Antifederalist spokesmen countered arguments ... Antifederalists ' strongest argument against the Constitution was that it lacked a declaration of rights . Such ...
American Founding Documents Interpreted Stephen L. Schechter. show how Antifederalist spokesmen countered arguments ... Antifederalists ' strongest argument against the Constitution was that it lacked a declaration of rights . Such ...
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