The Federalist's vision of popular sovereignty in the new American republic / Kathleen O. Potter.
2002
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Title
The Federalist's vision of popular sovereignty in the new American republic / Kathleen O. Potter.
Published
New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2002.
Call Number
JK155 .P67 2002
ISBN
1931202443 (alk. paper)
Description
xi, 205 pages ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)50561043
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-199) and index.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1
Ch. 1
Popular Sovereignty
15
Modern Roots of Popular Sovereignty
15
The Social Compact: The Secular Basis of Popular Sovereignty
17
An Evolving American View of Popular Sovereignty
20
Ch. 2
Becoming "A People"
29
"We the People"
30
Affective Bonds of Civil Society: The Ties That Bind
31
The Bond of Self-Preservation
34
The Boundaries of Civil Society: A Matter of Choice
37
A Role for Accident (Fortuna)?
38
Ch. 3
A Popular Founding
41
A Constitution as Higher Law
43
A Mission for Mankind
44
An Assumption of Virtue
48
The Necessity of the Case
49
The Constitution Must Suit the People
52
Does the Constitution Create a New Compact?
56
Ch. 4
A Continuing Compact
61
The Rights and Duties of the Sovereign
62
Publius' View of Human Nature
71
Republican Principles
73
Ch. 5
A Role for Future Generations
89
The Formal Amendment Procedure
90
Flexibilities Built into the Constitution
97
Ch. 6
In Support of the Continuing Compact
109
The "Wholly Popular" Republic
109
The Overall Structure of the Republic
116
The House of Representatives: The Popular Institution
119
The Senate: Indirectly Elected
126
The President: Indirectly Elected
127
An Independent Judiciary: Friend or Foe of Popular Sovereignty?
131
Ch. 7
Virtue in the American Republic
139
Human Failings: Is Science the Solution?
139
The Positive Side of Human Nature: Science in Support of Virtue
141
Two Sources of Virtue
145
Virtuous Leaders
147
Civic Virtue
151
Implications
157
Notes
175
Bibliography
195
Index
201