The Civic Constitution
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How have generations of Americans debated and shaped the constitutional meanings of liberty, equality, justice, and "We, the people"? What roles have engaged citizens and social movements played in effecting transformative constitutional change? These questions are at the heart of ElizabethBeaumont's lucid and compelling study. In The Civic Constitution, she traces four crucial eras of constitutional dispute and reinvention: the revolutionaries who catalyzed the Declaration of Independence and first state constitutions; the antifederalists and other critics who influenced the nationalConstitution and Bill of Rights; the abolitionists who paved the way for the Reconstruction Amendments; and the suffragists whose battles provoked the Nineteenth Amendment.Beaumont argues that these groups should be recognized as civic founders - and co-founders - of the U.S. Constitution. Through newspaper broadsides, petitions, convention speeches, sermons, boycotts, and protests, these men and women worked to redefine fundamental law. Challenging establishedauthority, they advocated vital new understandings of popular self-governance, rights, liberties, and citizenship. Indeed, though their roles are often overlooked in contemporary debates, these civic reformers not only shaped the legal text and terms of modern constitutionalism, but reconstructedthe meaning of civic membership, in terms of both norms and fundamental commitments.The Civic Constitution is a sweeping work of reinterpretation that speaks to students of American politics, history, and law. This richly documented study offers a keener understanding of the Constitution and a more profound perception of civic identity and democracy itself.
| ISBN-13 | 9780190692551 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0190692553 |
| Weight | 1.11 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.10 x 0.90 x 6.10 In |
| List Price | $35.99 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 368 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Published On | 2018-01-15 |
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