May state legislative applications limit an Article V convention? Subject, yes; specific language, probably not
- September 12, 2013
The source of the Constitution’s first three words was very likely Jean-Louis DeLolme.
READ MORENewton exemplified the Scientific Revolution—an event that changed not only how people thought about the physical universe, but also how they thought about politics and government. This greatly affected the U.S. Constitution.
READ MORELocke’s writings contained many specific observations realized in the Constitution
READ MOREJohn Adams featured Harrington in the first volume of his encyclopedia of republican governments, which circulated at the Constitutional Convention.
READ MOREKey framers explained why the Constitutional Convention had authority to propose a new form of government.
READ MOREThe Founders were far more interested in Machiavelli’s “Discourses on Livy” than in “The Prince.”
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