American constitutional history

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A Brave Man Stands Firm: The Historic Battles of Chief Justice Marshall and President Jefferson
The author presents Thomas Jefferson’s historic confrontation with Aaron Burr and Chief Justice John Marshall’s responses to Jefferson’s efforts to influence, if not dictate to, the Judicial Branch.

Ronald Zellar Price range: $23.95 through $33.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Constitution Making
Conflict and Consensus in the Federal Convention of 1787
Looking closely at the roll-call voting records, the author examines the patterns of cooperation and conflict among individual delegates and their state delegations as voting units; analyzes the changes in voting coalitions and the implication of…

Calvin Jillson Price range: $29.95 through $48.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Locke, Jefferson, and the Justices:
Foundations and Failures of the US Government
“This book is about American politics and law; it is also about the roots of the Contract with America. . . . A logical place to find the intent of the Founders is in Locke, [and] Stephens makes a contribution by highlighting this.

George Stephens Price range: $21.95 through $28.95 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
The Federalist Papers and the New Institutionalism
(Vol. 2 in the Agathon series on representation)
Bernard Grofman taught a course on representation in which the readings included both the Federalist Papers and Buchanan and Tullock‘s Calculus of Consent.

Bernard Grofman et al. Price range: $26.00 through $48.00 View Details This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page