The Revolution, the Constitution, and America's Third Century, Vols. 1-2 : The Bicentennial Conference on the United States Constitution

A social and philosophical examination of the Constitution, its two centuries of influence on American life, and its implications for future generations. A social and philosophical examination of the Constitution, its two centuries of influence on American life, and its implications for future generations. Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Academy Bicentennial Committee Conference Participants Dedication and Opening Opening Remarks at Dedication Ceremony Dedicatory Remarks at Independence Hall Introductory Remarks at the American Philosophical Society Keynote Address Committee I Values and Society in Revolutionary America Maintenance of Revolutionary Values Report on the Deliberations of Committee Committee II Effectiveness of Governmental Operations Report on the Deliberations of Committee II Committee III Shaping of Public Policy Report on the Deliberations of Committee III Committee IV The United States and the World Report on the Deliberations of Committee IV The Constitution of the United States of America Index Front Matter 2 Contents Biographical Information on Conferees Committee I Committee II Committee III Committee IV Discussion Committee I–Maintenance of Revolutionary Values Committee II—Effectiveness of Governmental Operations Committee III—Shaping of Public Policy Committee IV—The United States and the World Notes to Discussion Material Reflections on the Conference Index A distinguished group of judges, scholars, political leaders, lawyers, and representatives of groups in the private sector who convened in Philadelphia in 1976 reexamine the Constitution and our system of government, exploring its implications for the present and future.