How to read The Federalist papers
Subtitle: with a selection of useful quotations
By: by Anthony A. Peacock
Series: First principles series; First principles series
Publisher: Heritage Foundation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780891951483; 9780891951353
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Textual Criticism; Political science; History; Constitutional history; Histoire constitutionnelle; POLITICAL SCIENCE; American Government; General; Federalist
Description: While The Federalist is indeed an important resource for understanding the meaning of our Constitution, its relevance is based on something deeper. The authors of the essays knew that the principles of our Founding would not always be unquestioned, so they gave us the strongest defense of those principles as part of the immediate political struggle for ratification. The Federalist not only illuminates the meaning of the Constitution's text. It also explains how our Constitution embodies the core principles of the Declaration of Independence and why it must be preserved in the face of present struggles. In this monograph, Anthony Peacock, professor of political science at Utah State University, offers us a brief guide to The Federalist, a road map illuminating the major issues treated in the essays and explaining their continued relevance for us today. An appendix of important passages on contemporary subjects is also included as a helpful resource for interested readers. Despite our contemporary challenges, we still enjoy some measure of constitutional government. More important, our Founders have left us with their teaching and example, showing us the way to restore our Constitution to its rightful place. Our Constitution will endure only if our leaders understand why it is defensible, and there is no better argument in favor of the Constitution than The Federalist Papers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. Constitutional government, human nature, and American greatness; title: 2. Union and citizenship; title: 3. Republicanism; title: 4. Separation of powers; title: 5. Federalism.