LEADER 02777nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910462529503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-59332-663-7 035 $a(CKB)2670000000271314 035 $a(EBL)1057803 035 $a(OCoLC)818818822 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000758364 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12269594 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000758364 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10772328 035 $a(PQKB)10486160 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057803 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057803 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622775 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000271314 100 $a20100908d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOur Federalist constitution$b[electronic resource] $ethe founders' expectations and contemporary American government /$fMichael J. Faber 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 225 1 $aLaw and society: recent scholarship 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-438-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: The Founding and Contemporary Institutions; Chapter 2: Representation and the House; Chapter 3: Stability and the Senate; Chapter 4: Leadership and the Presidency; Chapter 5: Judicial Review and the Supreme Court; Chapter 6: Federalism and Consolidation; Chapter 7: Conclusion; References; Index 330 $aThe debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution has much to tell us about American politics. Using predictions made by Federalists and Anti-Federalists during that debate, Faber examines contemporary American politics. The Federalists explained how the various branches of government would work together to govern while preventing tyranny; the Anti-Federalists told us how things would fall apart and why. Through a careful examination of the two houses of Congress, the Presidency, and the Supreme Court, Faber evaluates the state of each in light of the predictions of the founde 410 0$aLaw and society (New York, N.Y.) 606 $aConstitutional history$zUnited States 606 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States 606 $aFederal government$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConstitutional history 615 0$aConstitutional law 615 0$aFederal government 676 $a342.7302/9 700 $aFaber$b Michael J.$f1980-$0993576 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462529503321 996 $aOur Federalist constitution$92275030 997 $aUNINA