Ratifying the Republic
Subtitle: Antifederalists and Federalists in Constitutional Time
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: August 2, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780804741064
Subjects: American history; Constitution: government & the state; Political Science; History & Theory - General; History - U.S; United States - Antebellum Era; Politics/International Relations; USA; Constitutions; United States - 18th Century; History / United States / General; History; Constitutional History; Legitimacy of governments; United States
Description: "Ratifying the Republic explains how the United States Constitution made the transition from a very divisive proposal to a consensually legitimate framework for governing. This story has never been told in its entirety, mainly because the transition seemed so seamless. But the Federalists' proposal had been bitterly opposed, and constitutional legitimation required a major transformation. The story of that transformation is the substance of this book."--BOOK JACKET.