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The Colonial Experience

Patterson, We the People, Chapter 2, pp. 26-33

Jordan, U.S. Constitution, pp. 59-76 (Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation)

Designing a New System of Government

Patterson, We the People, Chapter 2, pp. 33-41

Bowen, Miracle at Philadelphia, Chapters I and XXII

Designing a New System of Government (continued)

The Federalist Papers, Numbers 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 (collection on library reserve)

Jordan, U.S. Constitution, p. 31 (Preamble)

The Separation of Powers; Checks and Balances

Patterson, We the People, Chapter 2, pp. 41-53

The Federalist Papers, Numbers 47, 48, 49, 51 (collection on library reserve)

Federalism

Patterson, We the People, Chapter 3, pp. 66-75, 86-96

Bowen, Miracle at Philadelphia, Chapter IV

Jordan, U.S. Constitution, pp. 42-43, 47 (Article IV, Article VI, Amendment X)

The Early Presidency

Patterson, We the People, Chapter 12, pp. 411-418

The Federalist Papers, Numbers 67 through 77

Bowen, Miracle at Philadelphia, Chapter V, pp. 54-65, and Chapter XV, pp. 187-192

Jordan, U.S. Constitution, pp. 38-40, 47-48, 52-56 (Article II and Amendments XII, XX, XXII, XXIII and XXV