Original meanings : politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution / Jack N. Rakove.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvi, 439 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0394578589
- 9780394578583
- KF4541 .R35 1996
Contents:
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.
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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.