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Main Author:	Adams, Willi Paul, 1940-
Language:	English German
Published:	Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, ©1980.
Subjects and Genres:	Constitutional history > United States. Civil rights > United States. States' rights (American politics) Civil rights. Civil Rights Droits de l'homme. Droits des États fédérés > États-Unis. Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis. Droits de l'homme > États-Unis. civil rights. Constitutional history. United States > History. États-Unis > Histoire constitutionnelle. États-Unis > Histoire. United States. (lcsh)Constitutional history > United States. (lcsh)Civil rights > United States. (lcsh)States' rights (American politics) (rvm)Droits de l'homme > États-Unis. (rvm)Droits des États fédérés. (lcsh)United States > History. (rvm)États-Unis > Histoire constitutionnelle. (rvm)États-Unis > Histoire. History.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Government by Congresses and Committees, 1773-1776
The Role of the Continental Congress, 1775-1776
"Choosing Deputies to Form a Government": The Making of the First State Constitutions
"Republic" and "Democracy" in Political Rhetoric
Forms versus Principles of Government: Harnessing Enlightenment Ideas to Anglo-American Institutions
Popular Sovereignty
Liberty
Equality
Property
The Common Good
Representation
The Separation of Powers
Federalism
Appendixes
Bibliography
Index.