“Ratification was by no means a foregone conclusion. The proposed Constitution transferred many powers formerly held by sovereign states to a new federal government. Only a few years past, Americans had rejected British rule, and many now feared that creating a powerful central government was not the best idea.”
In this essential edition, acclaimed historian Ray Raphael guides us through the Constitution clause by clause and amendment by amendment, illuminating the origins of its content, the intentions of its framers, its evolution throughout the centuries, and its meaning today. Thoughtful and nuanced, lively and highly readable, this Constitution is for all of us to read and refer to—the ultimate political fact-checking source for every American.
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