Unruly Americans and the origins of the Constitution
Examines the original intent behind the writing of the Constitution and how it was shaped by the reactions, occasionally violent ones, of citizens to include a protection of civil liberties and the freedom of the people
xi, 370 pages ; 21 cm
9780809016433, 9780809080618, 0809016435, 0809080613
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Bricks without straw : grievances
The fault is all your own : rebuttals
To relieve the distressed : demands
Save the people : requisition
Who will call this justice? : quarrels
Idle drones: economics
The fate of republican govt : redemption
A revolution which ought to be glorious : disenchantment
A murmuring underneath : rebellion
Excess of democracy? : reform
The house on fire : credit
Divide et impera : statecraft
More adequate to the purposes : revenue
Take up the reins : ratification
More productive and less oppressive : taxes
As if impounded : consolidation