Birth of the nation : the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791
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Birth of the nation : the First Federal Congress, 1789-1791
Madison House, 1989
Rev. ed
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Birth of the Nation is the first comprehensive treatment of the work of the critically important Congress which converted the words of the Federal Constitution of 1787 into action and brought to a close the American Revolution.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Sessions of the First Federal Congresses Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 A New Beginning: Congress Convenes in New York City Chapter 6 Setting Precedent: Organizing Itself Chapter 7 An Imperial Presidency? Chapter 8 The First Federal Revenues Chapter 9 Shaping the Executive Branch Chapter 10 Defining the Judiciary Chapter 11 The Bill of Rights Chapter 12 Locating the United States Capital Chapter 13 Funding the Revolutionary War Debt Chapter 14 The Compromise of 1790 and its Reaffirmation in 1791 Chapter 15 "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way" Chapter 16 The Senate and Foreign Policy Chapter 17 Political Parties in the First Congress Chapter 18 Conclusion Chapter 19 Notes Chapter 20 Members of the Senate and House of Representatives Chapter 21 Index
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