The Formation of the Constitution

Publication Date: September 2007

Publisher(s): Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Matthew Spalding

Series: WebMemo

Topic: Government (Central or federal government)
Politics (Nationalism)

Keywords: Thought; washington; constitution; convention

Type: Brief

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Matthew Spalding recounts "the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen."