“One might think that there are not many new things to be said about the creation and ratification of the U.S. “This study forces us to take a fresh look at the old story of America's constitutional beginnings.” (Peter Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Professor of History, Emeritus, University of Virginia, USA) Slonim is particularly insightful concerning the twists and turns in the thought of James Madison (and therefore, the key controversies in American political and constitutional thought).” (Sanford Levinson, Garwood Professor of Law, University of Texas Law School and author of An Argument Open to All: Reading The Federalist in the 21st Century, 2016) “A valuable and illuminating study of the US Constitution, particularly with regard to what may be its most important and perplexing aspect-federalism. This work has implications for the ‘new federalism’ jurisprudence espoused by conservative justices of the Supreme Court.” (Charles Hobson, editor of the Madison Papers and author of The Great Yazoo Lands Sale, 2016) His portrayal of James Madison as a centralizing nationalist who subsequently abandoned his principles is provocative but merits serious consideration. No one is more conversant in the literature on this subject than Professor Slonim. “This volume is a thoroughly researched and vigorously argued study of how American federalism originated in the formation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
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