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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
The AntiFederalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates Author:Ralph Ketcham (Editor) The dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who saw the Constitution as a threat to our hard-won rights and liberties. — Should the members of the government be elected by direct vote of the people? — Should the government be headed by a single executive, and how powerful should that executive be? Should immigrants be allowed into the Unit... more »ed States?
How should judges be appointed?
What human rights should be safe from government infringement?
In 1787, these important questions and others were raised by such statesmen as Patrick Henry and John DeWitt as the states debated the merits of the proposed Constitution. Along with The Federalist Papers, this invaluable book documents the political context in which the Constitution was born.
This volume includes the complete texts of the Anti-Federalist Papers and Constitutional Convention debates, commentaries, and an Index of Ideas.« less