Contents
Preface
1. Understanding a Secretive Convention
1.1 A New Map of the Convention
1.2 The Plan of this Book
2. The Dimensions of Conflict
2.1 Madison’s Preparations and Beard’s Analysis
2.2 Existing Hypothetical Dimensions
2.3 Our Dimensions
3. Delegations and Delegates
3.1 The Voting Rules
3.2 The Estimates
3.3.1 The State Delegations
3.3.2 The Individual Delegates
3.4 The Coalitions
4. Representation: The Primary Cleavage
4.1 Equal State Representation?
4.2 Rejection of the New Jersey Plan
4.3 The Great Compromise
4.4 Final Details on Representation
4.5 The Shape of the Compromise
5. A National Government
5.1 Ending State Sovereignty
5.2 Settling on National Powers
5.3 Ratification
6. An Independent Executive?
6.1 Creating an Executive
6.2 Power Centers
6.3 Balancing the Powers
6.4 The Final Position
7. Factional Design
7.1 The Rights of States
7.2 Representing People
7.3 James Madison’s Efforts
7.4 Big Government in Two Centers
7.5 Deep Structure and Originalism
7.6 Original Design
8.2 Ideal Point Models
8.3 Incorporating the Agenda
8.4 Bayesian Estimation
8.5 The Data
8.6 Combining States and Delegates
Notes
References
Index