Title: Ratifying the Republic
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.
Subjects: Political science, united states, Legitimacy of governments, Constitutional history, united states, United states, politics and government, Political science, history, Constitutional history, United states, politics and government, 1789-1815, Political science, History, Politics and government