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Informationen zum Autor John R. Vile is professor of political science at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author or editor of numerous books on political science and constitutional law, including Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, The Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, and A Companion to the U.S. Constitution and Its Amendments. Klappentext The writing of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 was, along with the subsequent ratification of the document in state conventions, a major watershed in U.S. history. An understanding of the plans that were offered, the conflicts that were represented, and the arguments that were made are critical to an understanding of many features of the document that was ratified in 1789 as well as in understanding the Bill of Rights that was adopted in 1791. In The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action, John R. Vile focuses on records of debates at the Convention, and provides a unique window into the contestation surrounding this keystone American political moment. Zusammenfassung Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution is a concise history of a pivotal event in American history by a recognized authority on the subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Timeline Chapter 1: The Revolution and the Articles of Confederation Set the Stage The Colonial Background . The Developing Split with England . The Declaration of Independence . Developments in the States . The Articles of Confederation . The Confluence of State and National Influences . The Annapolis Convention . Shay's Rebellion . The Stage is Set Chapter 2: The Convention Begins and Randolph Introduces the Virginia Plan Delegates Assemble . A Collective Portrait of the Delegates . Delegations from the Eastern (Northern, or New England) States . Delegations from the Middle States . Delegations from the Southern States . Selecting Officers and Recording Debates . Rules of the Convention . Randolph Introduces the Virginia Plan . Clarifying What the Virginia Plan Was Proposing to do . Discussion of the Proposed Congress . Discussion of the Proposed Executive . Discussions of the Proposed Judiciary and Related Matters . Further Discussions of the Proposed Legislature Wax Philosophical . Discussion of the Proposed Council of Revision . Discussion of the Proposed Second House . Discussion of the Proposed Congressional Negative of State Laws . Choosing the Executive . Apportioning Congress: A Preview of Things to Come . The End of the Beginning . Report of the Committee of the Whole Chapter 3: Paterson and Hamilton Offer Alternative Plans Introduction of the New Jersey Plan . The Initial Defense of the New Jersey Plan . Further Discussion of the New Jersey Plan . Alexander Hamilton Speaks . Hamilton's Plan . Reception of Hamilton's Proposals . Madison's Speech Chapter 4: Delegates Debate the Report of the Committee of the Whole Renewed Discussion of the Report of the Committee of the Whole . Bicameralism and Federalism . Terms of the First House . Congressional Pay . Minimum Age for Members of the First House . Concerns Over a Revolving Door . Charles Pinckney's Speech . Discussion of the Second House . Terms of Senators . Franklin Suggest Prayer . Further Discussion of State Representation in Congress . Gunning Bedford's Bombshell . A Committee Tries Its Hand at Compromise . Discussion of Committee Proposals . Creation of a Committee on Original Apportionment of Congress . Further Discussion of Congress . Report of the Committee on Original Apportionment of Congress . The Convention Creates Another Committee to Reconsider Original Apportionment . Counting Slaves by Fractions . The Great Compromise Chapter 5: From the Great Compromise to the Committee of Detail The Convention Rejects the Proposed Congressi...
