The original compromise : what the Constitution's framers were really thinking

The original compromise : what the Constitution's framers were really thinking / David Brian Robertson.

Author/creator	Robertson, David Brian, 1951-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Description	xvii, 324 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) Political science--United States --History --18th century. Constitutional history--United States. United States--Politics and government --Philosophy. United States--Politics and government --1783-1789.

Contents	Introduction -- The setting -- The remedy -- Controlling Republican politics : the main challenge -- Broad nationalism : the politics of the Virginia Plan -- Narrow nationalism : the Virginia Plan's opponents -- Selecting U.S. representatives -- Selecting U.S. senators -- Congressional independence -- Selecting the president -- Presidential independence and isolation -- The courts and a bill of rights -- Federalism -- Slavery -- Economic authority -- National security and foreign policy -- The end game -- A republic, if you can keep it.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012017136
ISBN	9780199796298
ISBN	0199796297

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JA84.U5 R54 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold