Title: Original Meanings
Subtitle: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
First published: 1996
Description: What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and who has comprehended its meaning best? Jack Rakove, professor of history at Stanford University, now approaches the debates surrounding the framing and ratification of the Constitution from the vantage point of history, examining the personal influences the various framers, especially James Madison, exerted over the process.From the Hardcover edition.
Subjects: Constitutional history, Constitutional law, Interpretation and construction, History, Nonfiction, Grondwetten, Betekenis, Ontstaansgeschiedenis, Politieke aspecten, Verfassungsauslegung, Geschichte, USA, Verfassung (1787), Constitutional law, united states, Constitutional history, united states
Places: United States
LC classification: KF4541 .R35 1996