Founding Factions: How Majorities Shifted and Aligned to Shape the U.S. Constitution

by Shawn Treier and Jeremy C Pope

The fundamental importance of the 1787 Constitutional Convention continues to affect contemporary politics. The Constitution defines the structure and limits of the American system of government, and it organizes contemporary debates about policy and legal issues--debates that explicitly invoke the intentions and actions of those delegates to the Convention. Virtually all scholarship emphasizes the importance of compromise between key actors or factions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472132229
• ISBN13: 9780472132225
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"