The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist PapersHackett Publishing, 2003 M09 15 - 392 páginas Here, in a single volume, is a selection of the classic critiques of the new Constitution penned by such ardent defenders of states' rights and personal liberty as George Mason, Patrick Henry, and Melancton Smith; pro-Constitution writings by James Wilson and Noah Webster; and thirty-three of the best-known and most crucial Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The texts of the chief constitutional documents of the early Republic are included as well. David Wootton's illuminating Introduction examines the history of such American principles of government as checks and balances, the separation of powers, representation by election, and judicial independence—including their roots in the largely Scottish, English, and French new science of politics. It also offers suggestions for reading The Federalist, the classic elaboration of these principles written in defense of a new Constitution that sought to apply them to the young Republic. |
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... Principles of the Federal Constitution (October 17, 1787) 110 The Federalist 140 No. 1: Introduction (October 27, 1787) [Hamilton] 140 No. 2: Concerning the Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence (October 31, 1787) [Jay] 143 v No. 6 ...
... Principles: An Objection in Respect to the Powers of the Convention Examined (January 16, 1788) [Madison] The Meaning of the Maxim, Which Requires a Separation of the Departments of Power, Examined and Ascertained (January 30, 1788) ...
... principles of freedom the Constitution enunciates. The Articles of Confederation had no need to mention slavery because they applied to the affairs of the thirteen states, not the lives of individuals. The Constitution could not avoid ...
... principles were in 1776. For centuries, throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, societies had sought to ground political legitimacy in two overlapping principles—divine authorization and ancient tradition. It is sometimes argued ...
... principles. After 1776 the new concept of revolution would be firmly established, and both Federalists and anti-Federalists made use of it. “The American war is over: but this is far from being the case with the American revolution ...