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Excellent book as he notes in the preface it’s a distillation of all his work on the constitution over his academic career. Having just finished reading his book, “Creation of the American Republic: 1776 - 1787” I’m certainly feeling that’s an accurate description of this work.
— Feb 21, 2025 11:11PM
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Feb 22, 2025 11:02PM
Still an interesting read. Outlines how 55 delegates from 12 states attended the constitutional convention in Philadelphia. Their average age was 42 and something like 34 were lawyers and like 8 had been former lawyers. The Virginia plan was presented by Madison and he argues that most went to the convention thinking they would amend the confederation and continue as a confederation much like the European Union of today. The Virginia Plan presented by Madison served as the blueprint for the new constitution. The Connecticut compromise in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the constitution. They created the Electoral College to solve the problems involved in electing a national president that local states wouldn’t know enough about. No mention of slavery yet.
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Professor Wood specifically Titles “Chapter 5” of this work “Slavery and the Constitution” which I’ve just started reading. I’m excited to finally hear and informed analysis of this particular aspect of the making of the US Constitution.
