Constitutional myths : what we get wrong and how to get it right / Ray Raphael.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raphael, Ray.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States--18th century.

Constitutional history.

United States--History--1783-1815.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Americans of late have taken to waving the Constitution in the air and proclaiming, "The founders were on MY side! See, it's all right here!" But these phantom constitutions bear little relation to the historical one. By entering the world of the Constitution's framers, and experiencing it one day after the next as they did, Ray Raphael helps us understand how and why they created the document they did. Casting aside preconceptions and commonly held beliefs, he asks provocative questions that get to the heart of the document and its purposes.

Contents:

A Revolution in Favor of Government

Taxes

Politics

Principles

The Father

The Federalist Papers

Bill of Rights

Originalism

Document A: Articles of Confederation

Document B: Washington's "Legacy" Letter to The States

Document C: Virginia Plan

Document D: Committee of Detail Draft

Document E: Original United States Constitution

Document F: Madison's Draft Amendments

Document G: Initial Set of Constitutional Amendments

Document H: Constitutional Amendments 11-27.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781595588388

1595588388

OCLC:

828795505