Currie, David P. <br/><br/>
The Constitution in Congress  descent into the maelstrom, 1829-1861 /  [electronic resource] : 
David P. Currie. 
 - Chicago, Ill. :  University of Chicago Press,  2005. 
 - 1 online resource (xviii, 322 p.) 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/> This biography of the US constitution offers a survey of the congressional history behind its development. David Currie looks at the debate over slavery and how this divisive issue led the country into civil war, focusing on the period from the Jacksonian revolution of 1829 to the secession of the Southern States. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226131160  No price 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Congress --History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Constitutional history--United States.<br/>Law--History.--United States<br/>Legislative power--History.--United States<br/>Executive power--History.--United States<br/>Law.<br/>United States of America, USA.<br/>19th century, c 1800 to c 1899.<br/>Politics & government.<br/>Constitution: government & the state.<br/>Jurisprudence & general issues.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--1815-1861.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF4541  / .C833 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>342.73029