Political Parties and the Constitution
Published on 1. December 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
77 pages
978-0-87229-042-6 (ISBN)
Description
In his essay, Michael Les Benedict surveys the impact of the Constitution on the creation, development, and organization of political parties. Drawing examples from the time of the Founding Fathers, Benedict also explores the impact of political parties on the shaping of the Constitution to the present day.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
122 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87229-042-6 (9780872290426)
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Michael Les Benedict is an emeritus professor of history at Ohio State Uni¬versity, the parliamentarian for the American Historical Association, and a member of the AHA's Task Force on Intellectual Property. Benedict received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. from Rice University. He has contributed several crucial works to the field of Civil War and Reconstruction studies, including The Impeachment and Trail of Andrew Johnson (1973), A Compromise of Principle: Congressional Repub¬licans and Reconstruction, 1863-1869 (1975), Fruits of Victory: Alternatives in Restoring the Union, 1865-1877 (1986), and Preserving the Constitution: Essays on Politics and the Constitution in the Reconstruction Era (2006). He is also the author of The Blessings of Liberty and other works on American constitutional history.