To Form a More Perfect Union: The Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, 1787-1791

by Craig R. Smith and Craig R. Smith

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819191531
• ISBN13: 9780819191533
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"