Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9780679781219
Category
POLITICS
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Publication Year
1997
Publisher
Pages
464
Description
From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans. - from Amzon
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