The Confederate Constitution of 1861: An Inquiry into American

The Confederate Constitution of 1861: An Inquiry into American Constitutionalism

In The Confederate Constitution of 1861, Marshall DeRosa argues that the Confederate Constitution was not, as is widely believed, a document designed to perpetuate a Southern "slaveocracy," but rather an attempt by the Southern political leadership to restore the Anti-Federalist standards of limited national government.Â In this first systematic analysis of the Confederate Constitution, DeRosa sheds new light on the constitutional principles of the CSA within the framework of American politics and constitutionalism.Â He shows just how little the Confederate Constitution departed from the U.S. Constitution on which it was modeled and examines closely the innovations the delegates brought to the document.

Country	USA
Author	Marshall L. DeRosa
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: University of Missouri
EAN	9780826208125
Edition	First Edition
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0826208126
Label	University of Missouri
Manufacturer	University of Missouri
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	192
PublicationDate	1991-11-01
Publisher	University of Missouri
Studio	University of Missouri
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Confederate Constitution of 1861: An Inquiry into American Constitutionalism