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1003701
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b758071
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Robertson, David Brian.
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The Constitution and America's Destiny.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (305 pages)
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0511333765
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: 0511334427
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: 0511335008
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: 0511610629
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: 0521607787
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: 0521845556
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: 128104007X
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: 9780511333767
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: 9780511334429
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: 9780511335006
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: 9780511610622
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: 9780521607780
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: 9780521845557
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: 9781281040077
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0521607787
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0521845556
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| Notes
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The Constitution, Interest Groups, and Political Parties.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Politics and the Constitution; How Historians and Social Scientists have approached the Constitution; A political approach to Understanding the Constitution's Design; Political and Economic Circumstances; Policy Strategies for the Constitution; A Policy Map of the Constitution; The Politics the Constitution Made; 2 The Policy Crisis of the 1780s; The Independent American States; The States' Diverse and Conflicting Interests.
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The Constitution, Policy Agency, and Political Strategy6 What Can Be Governed? Constituting Policy Authority; The Struggle over Power and Sovereignty; Dividing Sovereignty; Bargaining on Slavery and Trade; Protecting State Authority; Property; Commerce; Economic Development; The Military; Individual Behavior; Rights; Neutralizing Taxes; Nurturing Markets; Delegating Authority to Politics; The Constitution, Policy Authority, and Political Strategy; 7 How Is the Nation Governed? Constituting the Policy Process; The Dilemma of Republican Policy Making; Building the House of Representatives.
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The Imprecision of Republican IdealsPolitics and Constitutional Design; Policy Authority; Policy Agency; The Policy Process; Madison's Coalition; Madison's Opponents; Roger Sherman's Counteragenda; The History of the Convention; The Politics of Constitution Making; 5 Who Governs? Constituting Policy Agency; Policy Agency and the Constitutional Convention; Opposition to the Virginia Plan; A Counteragenda Emerges; Madison's Defeat on the Senate; War of Attrition over Policy Agency; Congress; The President; Judges, Ambassadors, and Administrators; Ratification.
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The Politics of the Articles of ConfederationFinance, Trade, and the Political Failure of the Confederation; Finance: The Foundation of Government Power; Commerce: The Foundation of Economic Management; From Crisis to Cure; 3 Madison's Plan for the Constitutional Convention; Growing Support for National Policy Reform; Momentum for Market-Driven Economic Development; The Road to Philadelphia; James Madison as Policy Strategist; Madison's Diagnosis; Madison's Cure; The Virginia Plan; Madison's Challenge; 4 The Political Landscape of the Constitutional Convention.
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The Rise of the SenateCounterattack against the Senate; The Rise of Presidential Independence; The Veto; Foreign Policy; The Policy Agenda; Appointments; Multiple Officeholding; Collective Advice; The Rise of the Courts; Amending the Constitution; The Constitution, The Policy Process, and Political Strategy; 8 Our Inheritance: The Constitution and American Politics; Bringing the Constitution to Life; Using the Constitution: Enduring Features; The Constitution as a Political Weapon; The Difficulties of Using State Authority; The Difficulties of Using National Authority.
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| Abstract
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This book explains the politics behind the design of the U.S. Constitution.
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Constitutional history-- United States.
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Constitutional history.
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LAW-- Constitutional.
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LAW-- Public.
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Politics and government
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United States, Politics and government, 1783-1789.
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États-Unis, Histoire constitutionnelle.
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États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, 1783-1789.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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342.7302342.73029
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| LC Classification
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KF4541 .R63 2005
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