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Original Meanings

by Jack N. Rakove
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From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans.

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Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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  • Release date: April 21, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9780307434517
  • Release date: April 21, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9780307434517
  • File size: 2325 KB
  • Release date: April 21, 2010
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subjects

History Politics Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1510
Text Difficulty:12

From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so, traces its complex weave of ideology and interest, showing how this document has meant different things at different times to different groups of Americans.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Expand title description text
History Politics Nonfiction