What Kind of Nation (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: James F. Simon
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Biography, history, and law
- Time of Work: 1787-1835
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: John Marshall, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron Burr, John Adams
- Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography, Law and jurisprudence
- Subjects: Virginia, United States or Americans, Politics, Nineteenth century, Law or legislation, Eighteenth century, Politicians, Judges, Government, Constitutional law, Presidents, Heads of state, Courts or courtrooms, Louisiana Purchase
- Locales: United States
When James Madison described the work of the constitutional convention to Thomas Jefferson, then American minister in Paris, Jefferson had serious reservations about the constitution proposed for the United States. Jefferson wondered whether the renewable four-year term for the president opened the way for a monarchy, he objected to the lack of a bill of rights, and he worried that the states might become wholly subordinate to the federal government. As a cabinet officer in George Washington’s administration, Jefferson became convinced that the economic policies of Secretary of...
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