III. Constitutional Era: Thought Institutionalized (6 February - 8 March)
A. John Adams (Dolbeare)
(LR): Letter to
Jefferson
B. The Constitution
1. The Argument of the Federalist (8 – 22 Feb.)
a. James Madison, Federalist Papers Nos. 10, 37, 39, 44,
47, 51, 55, 62, 63
(LR):
Joseph F. Kobylka and Bradley Kent Carter, "Madison, The Federalist,
and the Constitutional Order: Human Nature and Institutional Structure," ,"
Polity 20: 190-208 (Winter 1987).
b. Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers Nos. 1, 9, 15, 70, 78, 84, 85
2. Contemporary Critiques and Interpretations (27 Feb. - 6 Mar.)
a. Anti-Federalists (Dolbeare) (27 Feb.)
(LR):
Herbert J. Storing, "Conclusion" to What The Anti-Federalists
Were For (1981).
b. Thomas Jefferson (Dolbeare) (1 - 8 Mar
(web): "The
Kentucky Resolutions"
