Research paper

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Dhakal

Rupesh Dhakal

HIST-1301-71001

Professor Joe McCambridge

Oct 21, 2018

Source Citation

Why or How did the Federalist Paper define the Powers and Structures of the Constitution?

Primary Sources

“Constitutional Convention.”-Office of the Historian. history.state.gov/milestone/1784-1800/convention-and-ratification. This source provides the information on the process involved while figuring out the mistakes of the constitution and its solution steps. I would employ this source in my research paper.

Hamilton, Alexander. Papers of Alexander Hamilton. Library of Congress. This is the source that provides the actual information about the reforms made on the constitution in order to expand its power. I would employ this source in my research paper.

Madison, James. “Journal of the Constitutional Convention.” catalog. hathitrust.org/Records/011199779. It describes the actual event that happened in that period of time with James Madison. This gives the information on the basis of personal presence. I would not employ this source in my research paper.

Secondary Sources

Dorn, Carl Van. The Great Rehearsal. Viking Press, 1948. This is the drama and book written to provide information about the process of constitutional formation. It helps to get information about the constitution formation process.

Bowen, Catherine Drinker. Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September,1787. Little Brown and Company, copyright, 1966. This book describes about the incidents that took place at Philadelphia in the process of defining the powers of the constitution in the form of story. The book describes the incident that took place at Philadelphia.

Hamilton, et al. The Federalist Papers. New American Library. edited and with an introduction by Clinton Rossiter A mentor Book, copyright,1961. This book gives an analysis of the Constitution of the United States in the manner of political philosophy. It helps in understanding the American constitutional properly.

Veit, Helen E., et al. Creating the Bill of Rights: The Documentary Record from the First Federal Congress. The Johns Hopkins University Press,1991. This source describes about the procedures followed during the process of creating bill of rights for the constitution. It provides information about the first amendments of the American constitution.

Rodell, Fred, and James Madison. 55 Men: The Story of the Constitution: Based on the Day-by-Day Notes of James Madison. Stackpole Books, 1936. This source describes about the incidents that happened in the meeting of the constitutional convention. This source provides that were not in the reach of general public. I would employ this source in my research paper.

Maier, Pauline. Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788. Simon & Schuster, copyright, 2010. This source describes all the incident that took place in different states for the amendments of the Constitution. It helps to know the convictions and aspirations that were used to build the American society.

Tertiary Sources

Oakes, James. Of the People: A History of the United States, Volume 2: since 1865, with Sources. Oxford University Press, 2017. This source provides the information on the story of American democracy and provides information about the country’s evolution. This source provides the information on the social and political life of the people. I would not employ this source on my research paper.

“History of the United States Constitution.” Wikipedia. This source provides some reference about the incidents and events that happened in the past. This source gives more information to support the primary sources. I would not employ this source on my research paper.

“Constitutional Convention,” History and Compromises, Britannica.com. This source gives the information about the convention that took place in the United States for strengthening the power of the constitution. It gives the information about the amendments made on the constitution of the United States. I would not employ this source on my research paper.