The First American Constitutions: Republican Ideology and the Making of the State Constitutions in the Revolutionary Era (Institute of Early American History) (English and German Edition)

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. Willi Paul Adams ; Translated By Rita And Robert Kimber ; With A Foreword By Richard B. Morris. Translation And Revision Of Republikanische Verfassung Und Bürgerliche Freiheit. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 313-333.