Author: Johnson, Calvin H.
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 1
Features:
- Used Book in Good Condition
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 312
Release Date: 23-03-2009
model number: 5 tables
Part Number: 5 tables
Details: This book is a history that explains the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in terms of what the proponents of the Constitution were trying to accomplish. The Constitution was a revolutionary document replacing the confederation mode with a complete three-part national government supreme over the states. The most pressing need was to allow the federal government to tax to pay off the Revolutionary War debts. In the next war, the United States would need to borrow again. The taxes needed to restore the public credit proved to be quite modest, however, and the Constitution went far beyond the immediate fiscal needs. This book argues that the proponentsโ anger at the states for their recurring breaches of duty to the united cause explains both critical steps and the driving impetus for the revolution. Other issues were less important.
EAN: 9780521757522
Package Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
Languages: English
