Power And Liberty: Constitutionalism In The American Revolution

This book deals with important issues of constitutionalism in the American Revolution. It ranges from the imperial debate that led to the Declaration of Independence to the revolutionary state constitution making in 1776 and the creation of the Federal Constitution in 1787. It includes a discussion of slavery and constitutionalism, the emergence of the judiciary as one of the major tripartite institutions of government, and the demarcation between public and private that was a consequence of the government--

• | Author: Gordon S. Wood
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: 1-Sep-21
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0197546919
• | ISBN-13: 9780197546918