Suggests that the power of the American presidency has increased over the last fifty years, threatening the the constitutional balance of the three branches, a situation that the author feels must be remedied.
This book explores Sherman's political theory and shows how it informed his many contributions to America's founding.
As the "father of the Constitution," James Madison's accomplishments are inseparable from the nation he helped create. From his early days in the state legislature of colonial Virginia to his...
This work is a collection of Skolnicks Internet writings that also include 24 articles that were never published on his website.
Stephen L. Elkin deftly combines the empirical and normative strands of political science to make a powerfully original statement about what cities are, can, and should be.
Trevor Colbourn (New York: W. W. Norton, 1974), 93–106. Adair saw Hume especially clearly in Madison's formulation of the extended republic, and he quoted from Hume's “Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth” as follows: “[t]hough it is ...
For one interesting revelation of this connection see David Ramsay's description of his writing the history of “the predisposing causes of the revolution” “in what I call the medical stile.” Ramsay to Benjamin Rush, Aug.
"Building the American Republic tells the story of United States with remarkable grace and skill, its fast moving narrative making the nation's struggles and accomplishments new and compelling.
Fife also provides readers with a citizen homework section that presents web links to further explore issues raised in each chapter.
To come up with this figure, I combined data drawn from both McLachlan, Princetonians, 1748–1768, xxi; and Harrison, Princetonians, 1769–1775, xxix. 84. Harrison, Princetonians, 1776–1783, xxvi. 85. Elmer, Elogy on Francis Barber, ...