Original meanings
Subtitle: politics and ideas in the making of the Constitution
By: Jack N. Rakove
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 439
ISBN-13: 9780679781219
Subjects: Constitutional history; Constitutional law; Grondwetten; Betekenis; Ontstaansgeschiedenis; Politieke aspecten
Description: Reassessing the original intentions of the ratifiers of the U.S. Constitution, the author examines debates over ratification, the political issues of the era, and the roles of Madison and others.
Notes: Originally published in hardcover: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The perils of originalism.; title: The road to Philadelphia.; title: The Madisonian moment.; title: The politics of constitution-making.; title: The concept of ratification.; title: Debating the Constitution.; title: Federalism.; title: The mirror of representation.; title: Creating the presidency.; title: Rights.; title: Madison and the origins of originalism.