Placeholder text

Go to cart

The U.S. Constitution

By Samuel Adams

The U.S. Constitution

By Samuel Adams

0 - Default Title
Description
This volume presents the full text of the United States Constitution, including all amendments, together with seven significant Anti-Federalist papers that illuminate the constitutional debates of the founding era. Ratified in 1788, the Constitution established the framework of the federal government while deliberately limiting its powers through separation of authority and structural balance. The subsequent amendments, beginning with the Bill of Rights, reflect both compromise and continued evolution in response to political and social pressures. Read in isolation, the document appears settled and authoritative; read alongside its critics, it reveals the intensity of argument that accompanied its adoption. The Anti-Federalist essays included here-by figures such as Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, and George Clinton-articulate concerns about centralized authority, executive power, and the erosion of local self-government. Their arguments shaped the demand for a Bill of Rights and remain central to ongoing debates over federalism, civil liberties, and constitutional interpretation. This Wilder Publications edition brings the founding charter and its early critics into direct conversation, preserving the historical tension at the heart of American constitutional development.
Product details
Number of Pages:
46
Release Date:
2018-04-03
Publication Date:
2018-04-03
Publisher:
The Gadsden Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1515424928
ISBN13:
9781515424925
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
183 g
Height:
153 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
6 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out