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Zusatztext The central strength of this book is its deep familiarity with primary sources Informationen zum Autor Michael J. Klarman is Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of the Bancroft Prize-winning From Jim Crow to Civil Rights (OUP). Klappentext The Framers' Coup is a a concise yet sharply argued narrative account of how the Framers persuaded the country to adopt a constitution drafted based on their preferences. Zusammenfassung The Framers' Coup is a a concise yet sharply argued narrative account of how the Framers persuaded the country to adopt a constitution drafted based on their preferences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Flaws in the Articles of Confederation Lack of a Taxing Power Lack of a Commerce Power Failed Efforts at Amendment Other Flaws in the Articles Sectional Conflict Chapter 2: Economic Turmoil in the States and the Road to Philadelphia Paper Money and Debtor Relief Legislation Shays's Rebellion The Annapolis Convention To the Philadelphia Convention Chapter 3: The Constitutional Convention Madison's Agenda The Virginia Plan Expanding the Powers of the National Government Establishing the Supremacy of the National Government The National Legislature Apportioning Representation in the National Legislature Other Features of the Senate The Executive Branch Interpreting the Convention Chapter 4: Slavery and the Constitutional Constitution Background How To Count Slaves in Apportioning National Political Power Slavery and Economic Issues Other Issues Involving Slavery Slavery and Ratification Chapter 5: Critics of the Constitution: The Antifederalists Preliminaries The Legitimacy of the Constitution Was Fundamental Reform Necessary? Consolidation The Taxing Power Military Powers The Commerce Power and the Treaty-Making Power Other Congressional Powers The Federal Judiciary The House of Representatives The Senate The President Checks and Balances Article I, Section 10 Actual Motivations Chapter 6: The Ratifying Contest The Nature of the Debate The Federalists' Advantages in the Ratifying Contest First Steps Toward Ratification Running Into Snags in New England Maryland and South Carolina Virginia New York North Carolina and Rhode Island The Federalists' Great Fears: Conditional Ratification and a Second Convention Interpreting Ratification Chapter 7: The Bill of Rights The Arguments Pro and Con Madison's Election to Congress Madison and the Bill of Rights in Congress Madison's Amendments Interpreting the Enactment of the Bill of Rights Chapter 8: Conclusion Contingency Interests Hostility Toward Democracy Ratification as Ordinary Politics Excluding Intermediate Alternatives The Decline of Legitimacy Objections How the Constitution Did and Did Not Adapt to Democracy From the Perspective of Today ...