The creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 /
This text describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution. The author discusses the debate over Republicanism.
書本目錄:
- Preface to the 1998 Edition
- Preface
- pt. I. The ideology of Revolution. The Whig science of politics ; Republicanism ; Moral reformation
- pt. II. The constitution of the states. The restructuring of power ; The nature of representation ; Mixed government and bicameralism
- pt. III. The people against the legislatures. Law and contracts ; Conventions of the people ; The sovereignty of the people
- pt. IV. The Critical period. Vices of the system ; Republican remedies
- pt. V. The Federal Constitution. The worthy against the licentious
- The Federalist persuasion
- pt. VI. The Revolutionary achievement. The relevance and irrelevance of John Adams ; The American science of politics.