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The Idea of a President: A Dramatization based on the debates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787
The Idea of a President A Dramatization based on the debates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 Author:James Madison This book answers the question: What was intended for the Executive branch of government in the U.S.A.? The text is based on James Madison's extensive notes on the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created the Constitution for the United States of America. This volume concentrates on those sections relating to the creation of the Executiv... more »e are included (nearly half of the whole Convention), though the delegates tussled over the relationships of Executive to Legislative and Judiciary, a discussion that is vital to understanding what a President is supposed to be. The speeches in Madison's text are modified to the present tense in most instances, for dramatization. Background materials include the historical setting, the unsettling circumstances of an inadequate governance, and brief biographical information on the speakers.« less