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The Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential Democracy - Couverture rigide

Ackerman, Bruce A.

 
9780674018662: The Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential Democracy
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ISBN 10 : 0674018664 ISBN 13 : 9780674018662
Editeur : The Belknap Press, 2005

Synopsis

The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the United States. The Framers had not anticipated the two-party system, and when Republicans battled Federalists for the presidency in 1800, the rules laid down by the Constitution exacerbated the crisis. With Republican militias preparing to march on Washington, the House of Representatives deadlocked between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Based on seven years of archival research, the book describes previously unknown aspects of the electoral college crisis. Ackerman shows how Thomas Jefferson counted his Federalist rivals out of the House runoff, and how the Federalists threatened to place John Marshall in the presidential chair. Nevertheless, the Constitution managed to survive through acts of statesmanship and luck.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bruce Ackerman is Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University.

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Éditeur
The Belknap Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0674018664
ISBN 13 
9780674018662
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
362
Coordonnées du fabricant
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