02878nam 2200565 a 450 991079170990332120200520144314.01-282-16658-197866138096501-4422-1770-7(CKB)2560000000090256(EBL)979603(OCoLC)828490205(SSID)ssj0000722161(PQKBManifestationID)12296936(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000722161(PQKBWorkID)10693636(PQKB)11460086(Au-PeEL)EBL979603(CaPaEBR)ebr10583743(CaONFJC)MIL380965(MiAaPQ)EBC979603(EXLCZ)99256000000009025620120402d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe writing and ratification of the U.S. Constitution[electronic resource] practical virtue in action /John R. VileLanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers20121 online resource (293 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1769-3 1-4422-1768-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; PREFACE; TIMELINE OF EVENTS; Chapter 01. REVOLUTION AND ITS AFTERMATH; Chapter 02. THE CONVENTION BEGINS AND RANDOLPH INTRODUCES THE VIRGINIA PLAN; Chapter 03. PATERSON AND HAMILTON OFFER ALTERNATIVE PLANS; Chapter 04. DELEGATES DEBATE REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS; Chapter 05. FROM THE GREAT COMPROMISE TO THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL; Chapter 06. DEBATES OVER THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF DETAIL; Chapter 07. WRAPPING UP BUSINESS, SIGNING, AND RATIFYING; SELECTED DOCUMENTS; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORThe writing of the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 was, along with the subsequent ratification of the document in state conventions, a major watershed in U.S. history. An understanding of the plans that were offered, the conflicts that were represented, and the arguments that were made are critical to an understanding of many features of the document that was ratified in 1789 as well as in understanding the Bill of Rights that was adopted in 1791. In The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution: Practical Virtue in Action, JWriting and ratification of the United States ConstitutionConstitutional lawUnited StatesHistoryConstitutional lawHistory.342.7302/9Vile John R1156619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791709903321The writing and ratification of the U.S. Constitution3811212UNINA