Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 126 Beck, James M. (James Montgomery) 1861 1936 Beck, James Montgomery The Constitution of the United States A Brief Study of the Genesis, Formulation and Political Philosophy of the Constitution Reading ease score: 50.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Afra Ullah, Dave Morgan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Constitution of the United States" by James M. Beck is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work offers an insightful analysis of the origins, development, and political philosophy underpinning the American Constitution, highlighting it as a pivotal achievement in governance that reflects the ideals and struggles of the English-speaking world. At the start of the book, Beck introduces his motivations for delivering the lectures that form the basis of this text. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the American Constitution, which emerged from a unique set of challenges faced by the framers in the wake of the Revolutionary War. The text captures the historical context, detailing how the founders navigated various political pressures and ideologies to craft a governing document designed to balance power between the states and the federal government. Beck further narrates the significance of the constitutional convention, the debates among the framers, and the subsequent challenges of ratification, all while asserting the ongoing relevance of the Constitution in contemporary governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Constitutional law -- United States United States. Constitution JK KF Text United States United States Law Browsing: History - American Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Politics 247349 247248 2024-10-05T03:45:15.041071 2023-10-05T04:52:34.942570 text/html text/html 247342 247241 2024-10-05T03:45:15.374077 2023-10-05T04:52:35.095583 text/html text/html 169702 2024-10-05T03:45:22.293043 application/epub+zip 172540 2024-10-05T03:45:18.714067 application/epub+zip 151554 2024-10-05T03:45:17.471061 application/epub+zip 334584 2024-10-05T03:45:24.913070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322299 2024-10-05T03:45:21.524015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313309 2022-09-05T06:46:17.490512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227963 227913 2024-10-05T03:45:14.730113 2023-10-05T04:52:34.740573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 229439 2020-12-19T14:41:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 84487 2020-12-19T14:41:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 229422 2020-12-19T14:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84465 2020-12-19T14:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21937 2024-10-05T03:45:25.043001 application/rdf+xml 15541 2024-10-05T03:45:18.018046 image/jpeg 3592 2024-10-05T03:45:17.737031 image/jpeg 168765 2024-10-05T03:45:15.395080 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia