Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. CONTENTS xi
4. CHAPTER 1. To Form A More Perfect Union 1
5. CHAPTER 2. The Political Principles of 1787 12
6. CHAPTER 3. The Ordeal of the Constitution 50
7. CHAPTER 4. The Unplanned Institution of Organized Partisanship 78
8. CHAPTER 5. The Natural Limits to Partisan Power 110
9. CHAPTER 6. Majority Rule in the House of Representatives 149
10. CHAPTER 7. The Role of the Senate in the Legislative Process 191
11. CHAPTER 8. Presidents and Congresses 236
12. CHAPTER 9. Judges and Legislators 284
13. CHAPTER 10. Judges and Administrators 320
14. CHAPTER 11. The Supreme Court and the States 360
15. CHAPTER 12. To Perfect the More Perfect Union 396
16. Notes 431
17. Index 447