Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-285) and index.
Contents
Consensus, dissensus, and interpretation : how the Antifederalists and Federalists have unwittingly misled us -- "It is natural to care for the crazy machine" : the Antifederalists' postratification acquiescence -- Refuge of the resigned : the postratification constitutional thought of congressional Antifederalists -- Publius in constitutional time : a partnership in search of incompatible equilibria -- The unbearable transience of Federalist #10 -- Continuity and change in the transition to partisanship, 1789-1801 -- The founding generation and political process : structural arrangements in the early Congress -- The Antifederalists : ironic legitimators of the American regime.
