The classical foundations of the American Constitution : prevailing wisdom / David J. Bederman.
"The Framers of the American Constitution were substantially influenced by ancient history and classical political theory, as exemplified by their education, the availability of classical readings, and their inculcation in classical republican values. This volume explores how the Framing genera...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "The Framers of the American Constitution were substantially influenced by ancient history and classical political theory, as exemplified by their education, the availability of classical readings, and their inculcation in classical republican values. This volume explores how the Framing generation deployed classical learning to develop many of the essential structural aspects of the Constitution: federalism, separation of powers, a bicameral legislature, independent courts, and the war and foreign relations powers. Also examined are very contemporary constitutional debates, for which there were classical inspirations, including sovereign immunity, executive privilege, line-item vetoes, and the electoral college. Combining techniques of intellectual history, classical studies, and constitutional interpretation, this book makes a unique contribution to our understanding of contemporary constitutionalism."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 337 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 051139201X 9780511392016 0511393326 9780511393327 051139411X 9780511394119 0511394764 9780511394768 0511511485 9780511511486 0521187613 9780521187619 1281370509 9781281370501 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511511486 |