Title: A defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America, against the attack of M. Turgot in his letter to Dr. Price, dated 22nd March, 1778
First published: August 2001
Description: "John Adams's A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, originally published in London in 1787, was a pivotal document in the development of American political theory. Excerpted here in the second selection of the Akashic U.S. Presidents Series, Adams's Defence advocates for the separation of powers, a system of checks and balances, and a bicameral legislature. In his introduction to this volume, acclaimed satirist Neal Pollack analyzes some of the second President's key precepts and argues that American society is currently experiencing a "De-Enlightenment" that gives short shrift to the principles espoused by Adams."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Constitutional history, Political science, Republics, Early works to 1800, Politics and government, United States, Political culture, Intellectual life, Civilization, Enlightenment, Adams, john, 1735-1826, Constitutions, Constitutional law
Places: United States, Constitutional history
People: Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot baron de l'Aulne (1727-1781), John Adams (1735-1826)
Time periods: 1783-1809, 21st century