Rakove, Jack N., 1947- Original meanings : : politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution / [electronic resource] / Jack N. Rakove.. — 1st Vintage Books ed.. — New York : : Vintage Books,, 1997, c1996.. — xvi, 439 p. ; 21 cm.
Originally published in hardcover: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The perils of originalism. -- The road to Philadelphia. -- The Madisonian moment. -- The politics of constitution-making. -- The concept of ratification. -- Debating the Constitution. -- Federalism. -- The mirror of representation. -- Creating the presidency. -- Rights. -- Madison and the origins of originalism.
Анотація: Reassessing the original intentions of the ratifiers of the U.S. Constitution, the author examines debates over ratification, the political issues of the era, and the roles of Madison and others.