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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|39 pages
The Ideals of the Framers
part Two|36 pages
Democracy and the Constitution
part Three|61 pages
Interpreting the Constitution
part Four|92 pages
Current Issues in Constitutional Law