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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Max M Edling |
| ISBN: | 0195148703 9780195148701 |
| OCLC Number: | 50809975 |
| Description: | xii, 333 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: beyond Madisonian federalism -- pt. I. Interpreting the debate over ratification. Legitimacy and meaning: the significance of public debate to the adoption of the Constitution ; The elusive meaning of the debate over ratification ; European states, American contexts ; The ideological response to state expansion -- pt. II. Military powers. An impotent Congress ; Independence, commerce, and military strength ; A government of force ; Government by consent ; The Federalists and the uses of military powers -- pt. III. Fiscal powers. Congressional insolvency ; Unlimited taxation, public credit, and the strength of government ; The costs of government ; A government for free ; The Federalists and the uses of fiscal powers ; Conclusion: the Constitution, the Federalists, and the American state. |
| Responsibility: | Max M. Edling. |
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