Ratifying the republic : Antifederalists and Federalists in constitutional time / David J. Siemers.
2002
JK116 .S54 2002 (Mapit)
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Title
Ratifying the republic : Antifederalists and Federalists in constitutional time / David J. Siemers.
Author
Siemers, David J.
ISBN
0804741069 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780804741064 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780804751032 (pbk.)
080475103X (pbk.)
9780804741064 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780804751032 (pbk.)
080475103X (pbk.)
Imprint
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2002.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 292 pages : map ; 24 cm
Call Number
JK116 .S54 2002
Summary
"Ratifying the Republic explains how the United States Constitution made the transition from a very divisive proposal to a consensually legitimate framework for governing. This story has never been told in its entirety, mainly because the transition seemed so seamless. But the Federalists' proposal had been bitterly opposed, and constitutional legitimation required a major transformation. The story of that transformation is the substance of this book."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-285) and index.
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Table of Contents
Consensus, dissensus, and interpretation : how the Antifederalists and Federalists have unwittingly misled us
"It is natural to care for the crazy machine" : the Antifederalists' post-ratification acquiescence
Refuge of the resigned : the post-ratification constitutional thought of congressional Antifederalists
Publius in constitutional time : a partnership in search of incompatible equilibria
The unbearable transience of Federalist #10
Continuity and change in the transition to partisanship
The founding generation and political process : structural arrangements in the early Congress
The Antifederalists : ironic legitimators of the constitutional regime.
"It is natural to care for the crazy machine" : the Antifederalists' post-ratification acquiescence
Refuge of the resigned : the post-ratification constitutional thought of congressional Antifederalists
Publius in constitutional time : a partnership in search of incompatible equilibria
The unbearable transience of Federalist #10
Continuity and change in the transition to partisanship
The founding generation and political process : structural arrangements in the early Congress
The Antifederalists : ironic legitimators of the constitutional regime.