The Constitution, Interest Groups, and Political Parties.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book explains the politics behind the design of the U.S. Constitution.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Constitution and America's Destiny.
International Standard Book Number
9780521845557
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Constitutional history-- United States.
Constitutional history.
LAW-- Constitutional.
LAW-- Public.
Politics and government
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States, Politics and government, 1783-1789.
États-Unis, Histoire constitutionnelle.
États-Unis, Politique et gouvernement, 1783-1789.