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Author Anderson, Thornton, 1915-1997.

Title Creating the Constitution : the Convention of 1787 and the First Congress / Thornton Anderson.

Publication Info. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1993.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 256 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index.
Contents 1. Introduction. An Approach Through Ideas. A Convention to Regain Unity? A Secret Convention. Ratification and Implementation. A New and Unexpected Form of Federalism -- 2. Ideas from England. England's Ambivalent Medieval Heritage. England's Second Revolution. From Limited to Unlimited Power. The Country Opposition. English Ambivalence Imported -- 3. Political Motivations. The Problems as the Nationalists Saw Them. The Virginia Plan. The State Federalists. The Powers of Government. Restricting State Power. The General Result -- 4. Economic Motivations. The Role of Wealth in the Government. The Influence of Government on Wealth -- 5. An Anti-Democratic Convention? The House of Representatives. The Senate. The Executive. The Council of Revision and the Veto. Legislators' Eligibility for Executive Offices. The Judiciary. The Amending Article. The Mode of Ratification. Why an Anti-Democratic Bias? The General Result -- 6. The Convention Congress. Ratification. Amendments. The Nationalists in Control.
The Ambiguity of the Senate. The Removal Power. Assumption of State Debts. The Bank. The Implications -- Appendix A State-Federalist Voting in the Philadelphia Convention -- Appendix B The First Senate -- Appendix C The First House.
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Subject United States. Constitutional Convention (1787)
United States. Constitutional Convention.
Constitutional Convention (United States : 1787)
United States. Congress (1st : 1789-1791)
United States. Congress.
États-Unis. Constitutional Convention (1787)
Etats-Unis. Congress (1789-1791)
USA -- Constitutional Convention.
USA. Constitutional Convention.
Constitutional history -- United States.
Constitutional history.
United States.
Federal government -- United States -- History.
Federal government.
History.
Constitutional conventions -- United States -- History.
Constitutional conventions.
Genre/Form History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Anderson, Thornton, 1915- Creating the Constitution 0271009136 (DLC) 92031502 (OCoLC)26503680
ISBN 9780271071336 electronic book
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