The Constitutional Convention of 1787

A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding [2 volumes]

John R. Vile

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Year: 2005
• Print ISBN:
  9781851096695
• eBook ISBN:
  9781851096749
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Droit
• Subtopic: Théorie et pratique du droit

The first encyclopedic treatment of the personalities, politics, and events involved in drafting the U.S. Constitution.

This comprehensive treatment of all the personalities, philosophies, debates, and compromises involved in drafting the U.S. Constitution is the first encyclopedic work on the subject, compiling information into an easily accessible A–Z format. Biographies of all 55 delegates, analysis of the competing political viewpoints, procedural and substantive disputes, along with a host of other details are all presented here. Both the detail and the scholarship in this book are unmatched in any other work; the encyclopedic presentation simply does not exist elsewhere.

Civil liberties, the scope of authority of the three branches of government, and other constitutional matters are increasingly at the forefront of public discussion. Scholars, citizens interested in self-education, and reference librarians faced with questions about the Constitution will find in this book all they require to answer their needs.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Volume 1
• Contents
• List of Entries, A to Z
• List of Sidebars
• Topical Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• Key Dates of the U.S. Founding and Its Background
• Timetable of the Constitutional Convention
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• Volume 2
• Contents
• List of Entries, A to Z
• List of Sidebars
• Topical Table of Contents
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• Y
• Appendix A: Materials Prior to the Constitutional Convention
• Appendix B: Materials from the Convention Debates and after the Convention
• Appendix C: Charts
• How Well Do You Know the U.S. Constitution?
• Selected Bibliography
• Selected List of Cases
• Selected Bibliography for Schoolteachers and Students
• Websites on the Constitutional Convention
• Index
• About the Author