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Citizen or subject?

Chapter 44: Transcriber’s Notes
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The author analyzes the difference between self-governing citizens and passive subjects, tracing constitutional development from revolutionary conventions through the federal league to a national government created by the people. He argues that certain constitutional changes, notably the Eighteenth Amendment, conflict with citizen sovereignty by converting free citizens into subjects, and he supports this claim with close readings of founding debates, constitutional clauses, and legal history to insist on preserving civil liberty and clear limits on governmental power.

Transcriber’s Notes

Minor punctuation errors have been fixed.

Page xvii: “state legislalatures” changed to “state legislatures”

Page 34: “independent governernments” changed to “independent governments”

Page 76: “This govermnent” changed to “This government”

Page 290: “entire subesquent” changed to “entire subsequent”

Page 432: “the semblence of” changed to “the semblance of”

Page 448: “he appointed” changed to “be appointed”

Page 456: “of the Independance” changed to “of the Independence”

Page 457: “Pensylvania” changed to “Pennsylvania”

Page 458: “the preceeding Constitution” changed to “the preceding Constitution”