The Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential DemocracyHarvard University Press, 28 Okt 2005 - 400 halaman The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the United States. As Bruce Ackerman shows, 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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... James Madison and James Wilson were trying to base their constitution on the best political science of their time . But this sim- ple point provokes an unasked question : What if the Framers ' political sci- ence turned out to be just ...
... James Truslow Adams , The Living Jefferson , 300 ( 1936 ) ; 2 LJM , 539 . 4. Jefferson to Judge Breckenridge , Dec 18 , 1800 , 7 WTJ 469 . 5. For a useful overview of the constitutional and unconstitutional possibilities , see James ...
... James Simon , What Kind of Nation ( 2002 ) . 53. Pinckney often corresponded with Marshall , discussing the best ways to pro- mote Federalist interests . Marshall to Pinckney , Nov. 20 , 1800 , Pinckney Family Papers , LC , and 6 PJM 16 ...
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PART ONE The Peoples President | 3 |
Constitutional Brinksmanship | 111 |
Republican Triumph | 142 |
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