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To Form a More Perfect Union
Craig R. Smith
其他書名
The Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, 1787-1791
出版Center for First Amendment Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 1993
主題Law / Civil ProcedurePolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Constitutions
ISBN08191915239780819191526
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Owd5CyXU3owC&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋This book presents research on the emergence of the Bill of Rights from the constitutional ratification debates through to adoption of the first ten amendments of the Constitution. Its aim is to answer the following questions: when did Americans first see the need for a Bill of Rights? Who provided the inspiration for its enactment? What were the circumstances that led to the proposing of a Bill of Rights? And why is it important for us to understand how our Bill of Rights came into existence? This study begins in Europe in 1456 with the historical framework that traces the evolution of the Bill of Rights; it ends with the ratification of ten amendments to the new United States Constitution in December of 1791. Co-published with the Center for First Amendment Studies.