The great debate : [advocates and opponents of the American Constitution]

A discussion about the American Constitution that provides insight into the concerns of the founding fathers by presenting opposing viewpoints on the issues of the day and by presenting how the founders on both sides of the debate helped define the result. Abstract: A discussion about the American Constitution that provides insight into the concerns of the founding fathers by presenting opposing viewpoints on the issues of the day and by presenting how the founders on both sides of the debate helped define the result Content: Lecture 1. Significance and historical content -- lecture 2. Classical republicanism -- lecture 3. The anti-federalists' republican vision -- lecture 4. The argument over national security -- lecture 5. The deep difficulties in each position -- lecture 6. Debating the meaning of "federalism" -- lecture 7. The Madisonian republic -- lecture 8. The argument over representation -- lecture 9. Disputing separation of powers. pt. 1 -- lecture 10. Disputing separation of powers, pt. 2 -- lecture 11. The Supreme Court and judicial review -- lecture 12. The Bill of Rights. "The goal of this course is to illuminate the original foundations of our American civic culture by reenacting the Great Debate, from 1787 to 1788, over ratification of the proposed constitution. We will focus on the most profound intellectual and philosophic levels of the contoversy, centered on the competing republican visions held by the proponents of the constitution (Federalists) and their opponents (Anti-Federalists)"--Course guidebook p. 1