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Andrew B. Arnold

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Description:In 1787, the distinguished members of the Constitutional Convention "demigods" Thomas Jefferson called them assembled, disagreed, and eventually compromised to create a national government whose principles guide us to this day. Yet to look at the story of the Constitution at the time shows the members of the Convention compromising their principles in favor of self-interest, and their self-interest in favor of principles. The Making and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: A Reference Guide explains the writing, ratification, and implementation of the U.S. Constitution through a chronological account, a host of primary documents, and easily understandable analysis of the topic.The key primary source documents include the Constitution itself, excerpts from letters and articles debating different aspects at the time, and debates from the Constitutional Convention itself. The book also includes three essays that examine the Constitutional disagreements that threatened to dissolve the Convention. Readers will come away with an understanding of how the writing of the Constitution both built on the past and broke from it, how the major institutions it created continue to function today, and how the principles that the Constitution articulates continue to inform public discourse in the United States."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Making and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: A Reference Guide. To get started finding The Making and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: A Reference Guide, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Release: 2017

ISBN: 1610699378

Description: In 1787, the distinguished members of the Constitutional Convention "demigods" Thomas Jefferson called them assembled, disagreed, and eventually compromised to create a national government whose principles guide us to this day. Yet to look at the story of the Constitution at the time shows the members of the Convention compromising their principles in favor of self-interest, and their self-interest in favor of principles. The Making and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: A Reference Guide explains the writing, ratification, and implementation of the U.S. Constitution through a chronological account, a host of primary documents, and easily understandable analysis of the topic.The key primary source documents include the Constitution itself, excerpts from letters and articles debating different aspects at the time, and debates from the Constitutional Convention itself. The book also includes three essays that examine the Constitutional disagreements that threatened to dissolve the Convention. Readers will come away with an understanding of how the writing of the Constitution both built on the past and broke from it, how the major institutions it created continue to function today, and how the principles that the Constitution articulates continue to inform public discourse in the United States."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Making and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: A Reference Guide. To get started finding The Making and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: A Reference Guide, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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