TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION by Craig R. Smith ( 9780819191526 )

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Title:

TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION
RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1787-91

By:

Craig R. Smith

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0819191523

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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF AMERICA

Pub. date:

28 August, 1993

Pages:

242

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Synopsis:

This book presents research on the emergence of the Bill of Rights from the constitutional ratification debates through to adoption of the first ten amendments of the Constitution. Its aim is to answer the following questions: when did Americans first see the need for a Bill of Rights? Who provided the inspiration for its enactment? What were the circumstances that led to the proposing of a Bill of Rights? And why is it important for us to understand how our Bill of Rights came into existence? This study begins in Europe in 1456 with the historical framework that traces the evolution of the Bill of Rights; it ends with the ratification of ten amendments to the new United States Constitution in December of 1791. Co-published with the Center for First Amendment Studies.

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chronology, bibliography, documents, speeches

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University Press of America

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