A revolution in favor of government : origins of the U.S. Constitution and the making of the American state / Max M. Edling.
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- ISBN: 0195148703
- ISBN: 9780195148701
- Physical Description: xii, 333 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-314) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: beyond Madisonian federalism -- pt. I. Interpreting the debate over ratification. Legitimacy and meaning: the significance of public debate to the adoption of the Constitution ; The elusive meaning of the debate over ratification ; European states, American contexts ; The ideological response to state expansion -- pt. II. Military powers. An impotent Congress ; Independence, commerce, and military strength ; A government of force ; Government by consent ; The Federalists and the uses of military powers -- pt. III. Fiscal powers. Congressional insolvency ; Unlimited taxation, public credit, and the strength of government ; The costs of government ; A government for free ; The Federalists and the uses of fiscal powers ; Conclusion: the Constitution, the Federalists, and the American state. |
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| Subject: | Constitutional history > United States. Federal government > United States > History. |
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| Government and Heritage Library | 342.73029 E23r (Text) | 33091006933857 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
