(SET) Books That Matter & Great Debate

(SET) Books That Matter & Great Debate

(SET) Books That Matter & Great Debate

The U.S. Constitution was forged in a furnace of ideas about what shape the newly independent colonies should take. Join the debate for yourself with this two-course set that pairs Books That Matter: The Federalist Papers with Great Debate: Advocates and Opponents of the American Constitution. In the first course, dive into the 85 essays that argued for the ratification of the Constitution and learn what they can tell us about the American government both at its founding and today. And in the second, explore which of America’s founders opposed the new U.S. Constitution, which founders led the battle for it, and how both sides helped shape the document as it exists today.

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