Constitutional Interpretations

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This edition presents the writings & speeches of Alexander during the Great Debate of the American Constitution. Hamilton was one of the most influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution. He was a leader in seeking to replace the weak national government, and led the Annapolis Convention in 1786, which spurred Congress to call a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He helped achieve ratification by writing 51 of the 85 installments of The Federalist Papers, which to this day remain the single most important reference for Constitutional interpretation.

Contents:

The Continentalist

Writings and Speeches in Federal Convention

Writings and Speeches in Convention of New York

The Federalist Papers

Biography of Alexander Hamilton by Emory Speer