To form a more perfect union : a new economic interpretation of the United States Constitution

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To form a more perfect union : a new economic interpretation of the United States Constitution

Robert A. McGuire

Oxford University Press, 2003

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-376) and index

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This is a quantitative reexamination of the behavior of the Founding Fathers during the creation of the United States' Constitution. It employs cliometric analysis, formal economic analysis, and modern statistical techniques, to explain the choices the founders made during the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. These include: What form of government did the founders intend for the Constitution? What factors motivated them to adopt particular clauses in the Constitution? What factors led them to ratify the Constitution? The author argues that the findings challenge the prevailing interpretation of the formation of the Constitution.

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Prologue: A New Economic Interpretation 1: The Evolution of the Prevailing Interpretation 2: Economics and the Constitution Part I: The Philadelphia Convention of 1787 3: The Choice of Specific Clauses in the Constitution 4: Another Look at the Choice of Specific Clauses in the Constitution 5: The Choice of the Basic Design of the Constitution Part II: The Ratification of the Constitution, 1787-1790 6: The Overall Ratification Vote in the Nation 7: The Ratification Vote within Individual State Conventions Epilogue: The Lessons of 1787 and Ratification Appendixes Appendix 1: Documents Appendix 2: The Data and Their Sources Appendix 3: Full and Parsimonius Voting Models for the Philadelphia Convention Appendix 4: Personal-Interest and Constituent-Interest Voting Models for the Philadelphia Convention Appendix 5: Alternative Voting Model and Hypothesis Tests for Nationalism at the Philadelphia Convention Appendix 6: Voting Models for Pooled Samples of the State Ratifying Conventions Appendix 7: Voting Models for Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Virginia Ratifying Conventions Notes References Index

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