Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution

ISBN-10
0197546927
ISBN-13
9780197546925
Category
Constitutional history
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2021
Author
Gordon S. Wood

Description

"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"--

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