ABSTRACT

In theclosing decades of the eighteenth century, the newly independent colonies along the mid-Atlantic coast of North America commenced an unprecedented public debate concerning the principles of civil government. The debate culminated in 1787 with the Philadelphia convention where the United States Constitution was drafted and adopted. After rati

part One|39 pages

The Ideals of the Framers

chapter |2 pages

Introduction to Part One

chapter One|21 pages

Virtue, the Public Good, and Publius

chapter Two|14 pages

The Purposes of the Constitution

part Two|36 pages

Democracy and the Constitution

chapter |3 pages

Introduction to Part Two

chapter Three|15 pages

Constitutional Revision