The creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787

pt. 1: The ideology of revolution. The Whig science of politics

Republicanism

Moral reformation

pt. 2: The constitution of the states. The restructuring of power

The nature of representation

Mixed government and bicameralism

pt. 3: The people against the legislatures. Law and contracts

Conventions of the people

The sovereignty of the people

pt. 4: The critical period. Vices of the system

Republican remedies

pt. 5: The federal constitution. The worthy against the licentious

The Federalism persuasion

pt. 6: The revolutionary achievement. The relevance and irrelevance of John Adams

The American science of politics.