Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution Study Guide consists of approx. 45 pages of summaries and analysis on Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution by Jack N. Rakove. Browse the literature study guide below:
The Federal Convention of 1787 takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is the convention that leads to the formulation of the United States Constitution, the basis for the American democracy. There are no televisions or radios. There are no tapes to play to tell us what goes on. Yet, that piece of paper that emerges from this convention is still with us today and its meaning is still the subject of intense discussion and debate. How do we know what the original authors of the Constitution mean with their phraseology? This is the basis for the debate concerning originalism. (
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