A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American ConstitutionHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - 310 Seiten Historian Carol Berkin's A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution is a rich narrative portrait of post-revolutionary America and the men who shaped its political future. "Just as the Constitution was a brilliant solution to the problems of the 1780s, Carol Berkin's book is a brilliant account of the making of that constitution. Written with great verve and clarity, it nicely captures all the contingency and unpredictability in the framing of the Constitution."--Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gordon S. Wood Though the American Revolution is widely recognized as our nation's founding story, the years immediately following the war -- when our government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis -- were in fact the most crucial in establishing the country's independence. The group of men who traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 had no idea what kind of history their meeting would make. But all their ideas, arguments, and compromises -- from the creation of the Constitution itself, article by article, to the insistence that it remain a living, evolving document -- laid the foundation for a government that has surpassed the founders' greatest hopes. Revisiting all the original historical documents of the period and drawing from her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century politics, Carol Berkin opens up the hearts and minds of America's founders, revealing the issues they faced, the times they lived in, and their humble expectations of success. |
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... political document ever formulated , Berkin explains it in her exciting re - creation of the historic 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia . " -The Star - Ledger ( Newark ) " A fresh account of our beginnings . " -The ...
... political document ever formulated , Berkin explains it in her exciting re - creation of the historic 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia . " -The Star - Ledger ( Newark ) " A fresh account of our beginnings . " -The ...
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... politicians drafted by the media working around the clock to provide commentary and make predictions about the outcome ... political culture of the nation . In the end , the Supreme Court played a role in settling the dispute . The true ...
... politicians drafted by the media working around the clock to provide commentary and make predictions about the outcome ... political culture of the nation . In the end , the Supreme Court played a role in settling the dispute . The true ...
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... political crises had the founding fathers faced , and how did they react to them ? What problems did they hope to solve when they met and drafted a new constitution in the summer of 1787 ? What role did they envision for the president ...
... political crises had the founding fathers faced , and how did they react to them ? What problems did they hope to solve when they met and drafted a new constitution in the summer of 1787 ? What role did they envision for the president ...
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... political partici- pation . These new ideas threatened a social revolution that would destroy not only their own fortunes but also the rule of law . All around them civil strife seemed to be erupting unchecked , and news of uprisings in ...
... political partici- pation . These new ideas threatened a social revolution that would destroy not only their own fortunes but also the rule of law . All around them civil strife seemed to be erupting unchecked , and news of uprisings in ...
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... political and social values . They , too , appear cer- tain that the founding fathers knew what they were about ... politicians . In short , the majority of historians seem to suggest that the founders knew just what to do and did it ...
... political and social values . They , too , appear cer- tain that the founding fathers knew what they were about ... politicians . In short , the majority of historians seem to suggest that the founders knew just what to do and did it ...
Inhalt
The Call for a Convention | 11 |
Making Mr Madison Wait | 30 |
A Gathering of Demigods | 48 |
The Perils of Power | 68 |
Schisms Threats and Compromises | 96 |
Debating the Presidency Once Again | 116 |
The Convention Ends | 149 |
The Battle for Ratification | 169 |
Epilogue | 205 |
The Delegates to the Constitutional Convention | 211 |
The Articles of Confederation | 262 |
The United States Constitution | 277 |
A Note on Sources | 298 |
Acknowledgments | 301 |
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The Inauguration of President George Washington | 191 |
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