An edition of A defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America, against the attack of M. Turgot in his letter to Dr. Price, dated 22nd March, 1778 (1787)
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America ...
By John Adams
Publish Date
1797
Publisher
Printed by Budd and Bartram, for William Cobbett, opposite Christ Church
Language
eng
Pages
450
Description:
"John Adams's A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, originally published in London in 1787, was a pivotal document in the development of American political theory. Excerpted here in the second selection of the Akashic U.S. Presidents Series, Adams's Defence advocates for the separation of powers, a system of checks and balances, and a bicameral legislature. In his introduction to this volume, acclaimed satirist Neal Pollack analyzes some of the second President's key precepts and argues that American society is currently experiencing a "De-Enlightenment" that gives short shrift to the principles espoused by Adams."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: Constitutional history, Political science, Republics, Early works to 1800, Politics and government, United States, Political culture, Intellectual life, Civilization, Enlightenment, Adams, john, 1735-1826, Constitutions, Constitutional law
People: Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot baron de l'Aulne (1727-1781), John Adams (1735-1826)
Places: United States, Constitutional history
Times: 1783-1809, 21st century