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

Author:
Ray Raphael.
Publication info:
New York : The New Press, 2013.
Format:
Book

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Osgoode Hall Law School Library

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KF 4541 R375 2013 		Available

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Subjects

Subject:
Constitutional history » United States » 18th century.
Subject:
United States » History » 1783-1815.

More Details

Title:
Constitutional myths : what we get wrong and how to get it right / Ray Raphael.
Main Author:
Raphael, Ray.
Language:
English
Published:
The New Press, 2013
Physical Description:
xiii, 316 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781595588326
1595588329
Publication:
New York : The New Press, 2013.

Table of Contents

  • Preface : the historical constitution
  • A revolution in favor of government : myth: the framers of the Constitution opposed a strong federal government
  • Taxes : myth: the framers hated taxes
  • Politics : myth: the framers were impartial statesmen, above interest-driven politics
  • Principles : myth: the framers were guided by clear principles of limited government
  • The father : myth: James Madison sired the Constitution
  • The federalist papers : myth: the Federalist papers tell us what the Constitution really means
  • "Bill of rights" : myth: the founding fathers gave us the Bill of rights
  • Originalism : myth: by discovering what the framers intended or how the founding generation understood the text, we can determine how each provision of the Constitution must be applied
  • Document A. Articles of confederation submitted to the states on November 15, 1777, and ratified on March 1, 1781
  • Document B. Washington's "legacy" letter to the states : Head Quarters, Newburgh, June 8, 1783
  • Document C. Virginia plan, May 29, 1787
  • Document D. Committee of Detail draft, August 6, 1787
  • Document E. Original United States Constitution, submitted by the Federal Convention September 17, 1787, and ratified June 21, 1788
  • Document F. Madison's draft amendments submitted to the House of Representatives on June 8, 1789
  • Document G. Initial set of constitutional amendments : twelve amendments submitted by Congress to the states on September 25, 1789 (the last ten were ratified by three-quarters of the states on December 15, 1791)
  • Document H. Constitutional amendments 11-27.