Introduction -- The spirit of American government / J. Allen Smith -- An economic interpretation of the Constitution / Charles Beard -- The antifederalists / Jackson Turner Main -- The address and reasons of dissent of the minority of the Convention of Pennsylvania to their constituents -- Letter from the Federal Farmer -- "Class and pluralism in America" / John F. Manley -- "The dark side of the Constitution" / Kenneth M. Dolbeare and Linda Medcalf -- "NeoHamiltonianism" / Jeanne Hahn.