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The Revolution, the Constitution, and America's Third Century, Vols. 1-2 : The Bicentennial Conference on the United States Constitution / American Academy of Political and Social Science.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online
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- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- American Academy of Political and Social Science, Author.
- Conference Name:
- Bicentennial Conference on the Constitution (1976 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Series:
- Anniversary Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Constitutional law--United States--Congresses.
- Constitutional law.
- United States--Politics and government--Congresses.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [1980]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- A distinguished group of judges, scholars, political leaders, lawyers, and representatives of groups in the private sector who convened in Philadelphia in 1976 reexamine the Constitution and our system of government, exploring its implications for the present and future.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Academy Bicentennial Committee
- Conference Participants
- Opening Remarks at Dedication Ceremony
- Dedicatory Remarks at Independence Hall
- Introductory Remarks at the American Philosophical Society
- Keynote Address
- Values and Society in Revolutionary America
- Maintenance of Revolutionary Values
- Report on the Deliberations of Committee
- Effectiveness of Governmental Operations
- Report on the Deliberations of Committee II
- Shaping of Public Policy
- Report on the Deliberations of Committee III
- The United States and the World
- Report on the Deliberations of Committee IV
- The Constitution of the United States of America
- Index
- Front Matter 2
- Biographical Information on Conferees
- Committee I
- Committee II
- Committee III
- Committee IV
- Committee I–Maintenance of Revolutionary Values
- Committee II—Effectiveness of Governmental Operations
- Committee III—Shaping of Public Policy
- Committee IV—The United States and the World
- Notes to Discussion Material
- Reflections on the Conference
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Aug 2020)
- ISBN:
- 1-5128-1395-8
- OCLC:
- 1013937437
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