| Description |
1 online resource (305 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Politics and the Constitution; How Historians and Social Scientists have approached the Constitution; A political approach to Understanding the Constitution's Design; Political and Economic Circumstances; Policy Strategies for the Constitution; A Policy Map of the Constitution; The Politics the Constitution Made; 2 The Policy Crisis of the 1780s; The Independent American States; The States' Diverse and Conflicting Interests |
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The Politics of the Articles of ConfederationFinance, Trade, and the Political Failure of the Confederation; Finance: The Foundation of Government Power; Commerce: The Foundation of Economic Management; From Crisis to Cure; 3 Madison's Plan for the Constitutional Convention; Growing Support for National Policy Reform; Momentum for Market-Driven Economic Development; The Road to Philadelphia; James Madison as Policy Strategist; Madison's Diagnosis; Madison's Cure; The Virginia Plan; Madison's Challenge; 4 The Political Landscape of the Constitutional Convention |
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The Imprecision of Republican IdealsPolitics and Constitutional Design; Policy Authority; Policy Agency; The Policy Process; Madison's Coalition; Madison's Opponents; Roger Sherman's Counteragenda; The History of the Convention; The Politics of Constitution Making; 5 Who Governs? Constituting Policy Agency; Policy Agency and the Constitutional Convention; Opposition to the Virginia Plan; A Counteragenda Emerges; Madison's Defeat on the Senate; War of Attrition over Policy Agency; Congress; The President; Judges, Ambassadors, and Administrators; Ratification |
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The Constitution, Policy Agency, and Political Strategy6 What Can Be Governed? Constituting Policy Authority; The Struggle over Power and Sovereignty; Dividing Sovereignty; Bargaining on Slavery and Trade; Protecting State Authority; Property; Commerce; Economic Development; The Military; Individual Behavior; Rights; Neutralizing Taxes; Nurturing Markets; Delegating Authority to Politics; The Constitution, Policy Authority, and Political Strategy; 7 How Is the Nation Governed? Constituting the Policy Process; The Dilemma of Republican Policy Making; Building the House of Representatives |
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The Rise of the SenateCounterattack against the Senate; The Rise of Presidential Independence; The Veto; Foreign Policy; The Policy Agenda; Appointments; Multiple Officeholding; Collective Advice; The Rise of the Courts; Amending the Constitution; The Constitution, The Policy Process, and Political Strategy; 8 Our Inheritance: The Constitution and American Politics; Bringing the Constitution to Life; Using the Constitution: Enduring Features; The Constitution as a Political Weapon; The Difficulties of Using State Authority; The Difficulties of Using National Authority |
| Summary |
This book explains the politics behind the design of the U.S. Constitution |
| Notes |
The Constitution, Interest Groups, and Political Parties |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Constitutional history -- United States.
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LAW -- Constitutional.
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LAW -- Public.
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Constitutional history
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140414
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511333767 |
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0511333765 |
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128104007X |
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9781281040077 |
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9780511335006 |
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0511335008 |
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0511334427 |
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9780511334429 |
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9780521845557 |
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0521845556 |
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9780521607780 |
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0521607787 |
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9780511610622 |
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0511610629 |
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