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Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution Summary & Study Guide Description
Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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Original Meanings is concerned with the meaning and content of the United States Constitution, how did it came into being as a result of numerous discussions and debates at the Federal Convention in Philadelphia and the following period of ratification. Rakove looks at how certain phrases or content become a part of the Constitution. The delegates to the Convention come to Philadelphia charged with “fixing” the deficiencies in the Articles of Confederation. The deficiencies of the Articles of Confederation are so serious that the national government has no authority to compel the states to comply with national treaties or policies. The Congress has no way of raising the revenues it needs to function as a government. The United States’ ten-year experiment with republicanism is floundering because the power of the states basically exceeds that of the Congress. A Convention is called for to overhaul the deficient Articles of Confederation.
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