{"product_id":"the-founding-fathers-guide-to-the-constitution-paperback","title":"The Founding Fathers' Guide to the Constitution - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrion McClanahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat Does the Constitution Really Mean?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre liberals right when they cite the \"elastic\" clauses of the Constitution to justify big government? Or are conservatives right when they cite the Constitution's explicit limits on federal power? The answer lies in a more basic question: How did the founding generation intend for us to interpret and apply the Constitution? Professor Brion McClanahan, popular author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politically Incorrect Guide(TM) to the Founding Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e, finds the answers by going directly to the source--to the Founding Fathers themselves, who debated all the relevant issues in their state constitutional conventions.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Founding Fathers' Guide to the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll discover: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow the Constitution was designed to protect rather than undermine the rights of States\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Congress, not the executive branch, was meant to be the dominant branch of government--and why the Founders would have argued for impeaching many modern presidents for violating the Constitution\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy an expansive central government was the Founders' biggest fear, and how the Constitution--and the Bill of Rights--was designed to guard against it\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the founding generation would regard most of the current federal budget--including \"stimulus packages\"--as unconstitutional\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Founding Fathers would oppose attempts to \"reform\" the Electoral College\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Founding Fathers would be horrified at the enormous authority of the Supreme Court, and why the Founders intended Congress, not the Court, to interpret federal law\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthoritative, fascinating, and timely, \u003ci\u003eThe Founding Fathers' Guide to the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive layman's guide to America's most important--and often willfully misunderstood--historical document.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrion McClanahan is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Politically Incorrect Guide(TM) to the Founding Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in American history from the University of South Carolina. Born in Virginia, he attended high school in Delaware and received a B.A. in history from Salisbury University in Maryland. He lives with his wife and children near Phenix City, Alabama, just across the river from Columbus, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770591117600,"sku":"9781621570530","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/beca47b5e580556851b5caa57b950c69.webp?v=1780374623","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-founding-fathers-guide-to-the-constitution-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}