Original Meanings
Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution
About this book
What did the U.S. Constitution originally mean, and who has comprehended its meaning best? Jack Rakove, professor of history at Stanford University, now approaches the debates surrounding the framing and ratification of the Constitution from the vantage point of history, examining the personal influences the various framers, especially James Madison, exerted over the process.From the Hardcover edition.
Subjects
- betekenis
- constitutional history
- constitutional history, united states
- constitutional law
- constitutional law, united states
- geschichte
- grondwetten
- history
- interpretation and construction
- nonfiction
- ontstaansgeschiedenis
- politieke aspecten
- usa
- verfassung (1787)
- verfassungsauslegung