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Roots of the Republic
American Founding Documents Interpreted
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1991
Summary
Roots of the Republic shows how the Constitution was a product, not simply of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but of a legal and philosophical tradition almost two centuries old. The editors have selected eighteen key documents in the development of that tradition and reproduced them with essays that explain what they mean, why they were written, and why they are important today.
Each key document is accompanied by an interpretive essay written by a contemporary scholar. These essays focus on the importance of each frame of government and include commentaries on why they are meaningful today. Intended to help readers learn how to read and understand these documents, the book is also a handy reference and a strong introduction to the development of political thought and the debates surrounding the formation of the state governments and the federal union.
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Copyright year
1991
ISBN-Print
978-1-122-34712-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-4279-4
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
465
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
I. The Mayflower Compact, 1620 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz No access Pages 17 - 23
II. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz No access Pages 24 - 35
III. The Ten Farms Covenant, 1665 Commentary by Stephen L. Schechter No access Pages 36 - 46
IV. The New York Charter of Liberties, 1683 and 1691 Commentary by John M. Murrin No access Pages 47 - 82
V. The New York City Charter, 1686 Commentary by Leo Hershkowitz No access Pages 83 - 105
VI. The Albany Plan of Union, 1754 Commentary by Thomas E. Burke No access Pages 106 - 117
VII. John Adams's Thoughts on Government, 1776 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein No access Pages 118 - 137
VIII. The Declaration of Independence, 1776 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz No access Pages 138 - 149
IX. The Virginia Declaration of Rights and Constitution, 1776 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz No access Pages 150 - 165
X. The New York State Constitution, 1777 Commentary by Stephen L. Schechter No access Pages 166 - 187
XI. The Massachusetts Constitution, 1780 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein No access Pages 188 - 226
XII. The Articles of Confederation, 1781 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz No access Pages 227 - 248
XIII. The Northwest Ordinance, 1787 Commentary by Peter S. Onuf No access Pages 249 - 265
XIV. The United States Constitution, 1787 Commentary by Donald S. Lutz No access Pages 266 - 290
XV. The Federalist on Federalism, 1787–1788 Commentary by Stephen L. Schechter No access Pages 291 - 334
XVI. The Federalist on Energetic Government, 1787–1788 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein No access Pages 335 - 380
XVII. Antifederalist Essays and Speeches, 1787–1788 Commentary by Ralph Ketcham No access Pages 381 - 422
XVIII. The Bill of Rights, 1791 Commentary by John P. Kaminski and Richard B. Bernstein No access Pages 423 - 440
Afterword Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Roger D. Weightman, 1826 Commentary by Richard B. Bernstein No access Pages 441 - 448
Appendix Catalog of American Founding Documents Compiled by Donald S. Lutz No access Pages 449 - 454
