Bills of Rights Before the Bill of Rights: Early State Constitutions and the American Tradition of Rights, 1776-1790

by Peter J. Galie, Christopher Bopst, Bethany Kirschner

Book Overview

This book is a documentary history of the rights found in the American state constitutions adopted between 1776 and 1790. Despite the rich tradition of rights at the state level, rights in America have been identified almost exclusively with the national Bill of Rights. Indeed, there is no work that provides a comprehensive treatment of the early state declarations of rights. Rather, these declarations have been viewed as halting first steps...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030443035
• ISBN13: 9783030443030
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"