How did the founding generation intend for us to interpret and apply the Constitution? Are liberals right when they cite its "elastic" clauses to justify big government, or are conservatives right when they cite its explicit limits on federal power? Professor Brion McClanahan finds the answers by going directly to the source--the Founders themselves, who debated all the relevant issues in their state constitutional conventions. This is the definitive layman's guide to America's most important--and often most willfully misunderstood--historical document.

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