A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America
by John Adams
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"John Adams's A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, originally published in London in 1787, was a pivotal document in the development of American political theory. Excerpted here in the second selection of the Akashic U.S. Presidents Series, Adams's Defence advocates for the separation of powers, a system of checks and balances, and a bicameral legislature. In his introduction to this volume, acclaimed satirist Neal Pollack analyzes some of the second President's key precepts and argues that American society is currently experiencing a "De-Enlightenment" that gives short shrift to the principles espoused by Adams."--BOOK JACKET.
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Constitutional history, Political science, Republics, Early works to 1800, Politics and government, United States, Political culture, Intellectual life, Civilization, Enlightenment, Adams, john, 1735-1826, Constitutions, Constitutional lawPlaces
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