6-1/2 x 9-1/4 In the most thorough examination to date, David P.
Currie analyzes from a legal perspective the work of the first
six congresses and of the executive branch during the Federalist
era, with a view to its significance for constitutional
interpretation. He concludes that the original understanding of
the Constitution was forged not so much in the courts as in the
legislative and executive branches, an argument of crucial
importance for scholars in constitutional law, history, and
government. "A joy to read."—Appellate Practive Journal and
Update "[A] patient and exemplary analysis of the work of the
first six Congresses."—Geoffrey Marshall, Times Literary
Supplement