Thoughts on the Roots and Evolution of the Bill of Rights.

Robinson, Donald; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ433733

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Thoughts on the Roots and Evolution of the Bill of Rights.

Robinson, Donald; And Others

Update on Law-Related Education, v15 n1 p13-17,43-44 Win 1991

Considers how the Bill of Rights originated and has evolved. Reviews the political views of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison and the nature of their support for the Bill of Rights. Explains nineteenth-century classical liberalism and its revolutionary view that political power inhered in the individual rather than in property ownership. (CH)

Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Democratic Values, Government Role, Individualism, Liberalism, Political Issues, Political Power, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Bill of Rights; United States Constitution

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