A history of the American Constitution

Farber, Daniel A. 1950- (Author). Sherry, Suzanna. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0314567682
ISBN: 9780314567680
Physical Description: print
xxii, 458 pages ; 26 cm
Publisher: Saint Paul : West Pub. Co., ©1990.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-449).

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. 1. 1787-1791. The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution ; Creating a National Government ; The Federal Judiciary ; The Federal Executive ; The Federal Legislature ; Slavery ; The Ratification Process: Federalists and Anti-Federalists ; The Bill of Rights -- part 2. The Reconstruction Amendments: 1865-1873. The Ideological Origins of the Reconstruction Amendments ; The Thirteenth Amendment ; The Fourteenth Amendment ; The Fifteenth Amendment -- part 3. The Uses of History. The Supreme Court's Use of History ; The Relevance of Original Intent -- Appendix A. The Constitution of the United States -- Appendix B. Drafts of the 1787 Constitution -- Appendix C. Drafts of the Bill of Rights -- Appendix D. Biographical Dictionary -- Appendix E. Recommended Further Reading.