David Wootton's illuminating Introduction examines the history of such American principles of government as checks and balances, the separation of powers, representation by election, and judicial independenceincluding their roots in the largely Scottish, English, and French new science of politics. It also offers suggestions for reading The Federalist, the classic elaboration of these principles written in defense of a new Constitution that sought to apply them to the young Republic.
David Wootton's illuminating Introduction examines the history of such American principles of government as checks and balances, the separation of powers, representation by election, and judicial independenceincluding their roots in the largely Scottish, English, and French new science of politics. It also offers suggestions for reading The Federalist, the classic elaboration of these principles written in defense of a new Constitution that sought to apply them to the young Republic.
The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers
392The Essential Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers
392Hardcover
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780872206564 |
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Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 09/15/2003 |
Series: | Hackett Classics |
Pages: | 392 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |