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245 04 $aThe creation of the U.S. constitution /$cLoreta M. Medina, book editor.
246 3 $aCreation of the United States constitution
260 $aSan Diego :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2003.
300 $a253 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aTurning points in world history
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aForeword -- Introduction : Consensus and conflict in the framing of the Constitution -- Society divided : the colonies at the framing of the Constitution -- Internal struggle between the elite and the underclass / Merrill Jensen ; Economic instability plagues the union / Clinton Rossiter ; Strong national identity bridges class and social divisions / Richard B. Bernstein with Kym S. Rice -- Roots of the Constitution -- Defining principles of a new, federal government / Bernard Bailyn ; Early experiments with mixed government / Gordon S. Wood -- Constitution lays the foundation of a nation --Ensuring the independence of the three branches of government / George W. Carey ; Establishing the powers of the executive office / Jack N. Rakove ; Great compromise determines representation in Congress / Max Farrand ; Protecting commercial interest and sealing the fate of slaves / Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier ; Guaranteeing civil liberties in the First Amendment / Richard B. Bernstein with Jerome Agel -- Legacy of the Constitution -- Flourish of free enterprise / Nation's business ; Inspiration to other nations / John Greenwald ; Question of slavery : preserving the union at the expense of justice / Herbert J. Storing -- Critiques of the Constitution -- Constitution is an economic document / Charles A. Beard ; Women had to fight to become equal citizens / Sharon Whitney ; Strategy of evasion and silence on the slavery issue / Joseph J. Ellis.
520 $aUses excerpts from primary sources such as speeches, books, and magazine articles to develop the debates and various arguments surrounding the creation of the United States Constitution.
650 0 $aConstitutional history$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1783-1789.
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions.
700 1 $aMedina, Loreta M.
776 08 $iOnline version:$tCreation of the U.S. Constitution.$dSan Diego : Greenhaven Press, ©2003$w(OCoLC)744471392
830 0 $aTurning points in world history (Greenhaven Press)
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