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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Problems Relating to a Federal Constitutional Convention
Author: Cyril F. Brickfield
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Problems Relating to Federal Constitutional Convention [with Bibliography]
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Problems Relating to a Federal Constitutional Convention
Author: Cyril F. Brickfield
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
Author: Russell R. Wheeler
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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A Federal Constitutional Convention
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Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Problems Relating to a Federal Constitutional Convention
Author: Cyril F. Brickfield
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Reports of the Constitutional Convention Committee: Problems relating to Bill of Rights and general welfare
Author: New York State Constitutional Convention Committee
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Category : Constitutions
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Category : Constitutions
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787
Author: James Madison
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821443860
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 581
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James Madison’s record of the Constitutional Convention traces day by day the debates held from May to September 1787 and presents the only complete picture we have of the strategy, interests, and ideas of the Founders at the convention itself. In this indispensable primary document, Madison not only provides detailed insights into one of the great events of US history, but clearly sets forth his own position on such issues as the balance of powers, the separation of functions, and the general role of the federal government. More than in Federalist, which shows the carefully formalized conclusions of his political thought, we see in Debates his philosophy in action, evolving in daily tension with the viewpoints of the other delegates. It is for this reason that Debates is invaluable for placing in perspective the incomplete records of such well-known figures as Rufus King and Alexander Hamilton, and the constitutional plans of such men as Edmund Randolph and Charles Pinckney. Madison’s contemporaries regarded him as the chief statesmen at the Philadelphia convention; in addition to this, his record outranks in importance all the other writings of the founders of the American republic. He is thus identified, as no other man is, with the making of the Constitution and the correct interpretation of the intentions of its drafters. New to this edition of Debates is a thorough, scholarly index of some two thousand entries.
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821443860
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 581
Book Description
James Madison’s record of the Constitutional Convention traces day by day the debates held from May to September 1787 and presents the only complete picture we have of the strategy, interests, and ideas of the Founders at the convention itself. In this indispensable primary document, Madison not only provides detailed insights into one of the great events of US history, but clearly sets forth his own position on such issues as the balance of powers, the separation of functions, and the general role of the federal government. More than in Federalist, which shows the carefully formalized conclusions of his political thought, we see in Debates his philosophy in action, evolving in daily tension with the viewpoints of the other delegates. It is for this reason that Debates is invaluable for placing in perspective the incomplete records of such well-known figures as Rufus King and Alexander Hamilton, and the constitutional plans of such men as Edmund Randolph and Charles Pinckney. Madison’s contemporaries regarded him as the chief statesmen at the Philadelphia convention; in addition to this, his record outranks in importance all the other writings of the founders of the American republic. He is thus identified, as no other man is, with the making of the Constitution and the correct interpretation of the intentions of its drafters. New to this edition of Debates is a thorough, scholarly index of some two thousand entries.
Problems Relating to State Applications for a Convention to Propose Constitutional Limitations on Federal Tax Rates
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Unfounded Fears
Author: Paul J. Weber
Publisher: Praeger
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Since the first and only constitutional convention in 1787, 26 amendments have been added to our governing document, but not one of them became law by virtue of the convention method. Despite more than 400 applications, no constitutional convention has been called in 202 years. Indeed it was James Madison who wrote, "Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention. . . . I should tremble for the result of a Second." In Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutional Convention, Weber and Perry present a balanced, scholarly look on this controversial topic and introduce surprising conclusions. Weber and Perry seek to determine if, in fact, the first convention was a runaway, as common wisdom holds, and they examine the process by which the Convention was called. They also review the attempts since 1787 to call a second constitutional convention, and they confront many of the questions commonly raised about a potential convention, including the process for electing delegates and the ability of Congress to establish and control the convention's procedures and substance of what a convention does. In their final chapter, they reflect on the realities of a balanced-budget amendment.
Publisher: Praeger
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Since the first and only constitutional convention in 1787, 26 amendments have been added to our governing document, but not one of them became law by virtue of the convention method. Despite more than 400 applications, no constitutional convention has been called in 202 years. Indeed it was James Madison who wrote, "Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention. . . . I should tremble for the result of a Second." In Unfounded Fears: Myths and Realities of a Constitutional Convention, Weber and Perry present a balanced, scholarly look on this controversial topic and introduce surprising conclusions. Weber and Perry seek to determine if, in fact, the first convention was a runaway, as common wisdom holds, and they examine the process by which the Convention was called. They also review the attempts since 1787 to call a second constitutional convention, and they confront many of the questions commonly raised about a potential convention, including the process for electing delegates and the ability of Congress to establish and control the convention's procedures and substance of what a convention does. In their final chapter, they reflect on the realities of a balanced-budget amendment.