Roots of the Republic : American founding documents interpreted
Essays and the actual documents from the Mayflower Compact, and other early covenants and charters through the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Northwest Ordinance, United States Constitution, Federalist and Antifederalist essays to the Bill of Rights
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viii, 464 pages ; 24 cm
9780945612209, 9780945612193, 0945612206, 0945612192
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Introduction
I. The Mayflower Compact, 1620 / commentary by Donald S. Lutz
II. The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639 / commentary by Donald S. Lutz
III. The Ten Farms Covenant, 1665 / commentary by Stephen L. Schechter
IV. The New York Charter of Liberties, 1683 and 1691 / commentary by John M. Murrin
V. The New York City Charter, 1686 / commentary by Leo Hershkowitz
VI. The Albany Plan of Union, 1754 / commentary by Thomas E. Burke
VII. John Adams's Thoughts on Government, 1776 / commentary by Richard B. Bernstein
VIII. The Declaration of Independence, 1776 / commentary by Donald S. Lutz
IX. The Virginia Declaration of Rights and Constitution, 1776 / commentary by Donald S. Lutz
X. The New York State Constitution, 1777 / commentary by Stephen L. Schechter
XI. The Massachusetts Constitution, 1780 / commentary by Richard B. Bernstein
XII. The Articles of Confederation, 1781 / commentary by Donald S. Lutz
XIII. The Northwest Ordinance, 1787 / commentary by Peter S. Onuf
XIV. The United States Constitution, 1787 / commentary by Donald S. Lutz
XV. The Federalist on Federalism, 1787-1788 / commentary by Stephen L. Schechter
XVI. The Federalist on Energetic Government, 1787-1788 / commentary by Richard B. Bernstein
XVII. Antifederalist Essays and speeches, 1787-1788 / commentary by Ralph Ketcham
XVIII. The Bill of Rights, 1791 / commentary by John P. Kaminski, Richard B. Bernstein
Afterword. Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Roger D. Weightman, 1826 / commentary by Richard B. Bernstein
Appendix. Catalog of American Founding Documents / compiled by Donald S. Lutz
"Published for the New York State Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Federalism, Temple University and the Council for Citizenship Education, Russell Sage College."