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The Framers' intentions : the myth of the nonpartisan Constitution / Robert E. Ross.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Robert E., 1981- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties.
- History.
- United States.
- Political parties--United States--History--18th century.
- Political parties--United States--History--19th century.
- Constitutional history--United States.
- Constitutional history.
- Founding Fathers of the United States.
- United States. Constitution--1st Amendment.
- United States. Constitution--12th Amendment.
- Constitution (United States).
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 273 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2019]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Antiparty constitutionalism and the tradition of political parties
- Partyism prior to the Constitution
- Partyism and the First Amendment: organizing opposition and the partisan press
- Partyism and the presidential selection system : the Twelfth Amendment and political opposition
- Partyism and organized opposition in elections
- Partyism and the electoral college : completing the Twelfth Amendment
- Partyism, the elections clause, and the House of Representatives
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Ross, Robert E., 1981-, author. Framers' intentions
- ISBN:
- 9780268105495
- 0268105499
- OCLC:
- 1053571111
- Publisher Number:
- 99980954276
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