Author : Jack N. Rakove
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307434517
Original Meanings by Jack N. Rakove Pdf
From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans.