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Making Democracy Work: A Multidimensional Theory of Sovereignty

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The scholarly debate over sovereignty at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 has focused on whether the American political system is best understood in federal or national terms. Instead of pursuing this question, this paper asks the more fundamental question of whether the United States Constitution is grounded on a single, coherent theory of sovereignty. An analysis of Madison’s Notes on the Debates of the Federal Convention of 1787, treating delegates individually and across time, illustrates that the Founders were committed to a single, multidimensional theory of sovereignty. The theory is multidimensional in that it separates sovereignty into two distinct concepts, principle sovereignty (the authority from which power is drawn) a derived sovereignty (the exercise of power). This theory relies on a principle/agent relationship which is created to deal with the practical problems associated with popular sovereignty.

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Mogg, Jennifer. "Making Democracy Work: A Multidimensional Theory of Sovereignty" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 02, 2009 <Not Available>. 2009-11-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p363660_index.html>

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Mogg, J. A. , 2009-04-02 "Making Democracy Work: A Multidimensional Theory of Sovereignty" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2009-11-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p363660_index.html

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Abstract: The scholarly debate over sovereignty at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 has focused on whether the American political system is best understood in federal or national terms. Instead of pursuing this question, this paper asks the more fundamental question of whether the United States Constitution is grounded on a single, coherent theory of sovereignty. An analysis of Madison’s Notes on the Debates of the Federal Convention of 1787, treating delegates individually and across time, illustrates that the Founders were committed to a single, multidimensional theory of sovereignty. The theory is multidimensional in that it separates sovereignty into two distinct concepts, principle sovereignty (the authority from which power is drawn) a derived sovereignty (the exercise of power). This theory relies on a principle/agent relationship which is created to deal with the practical problems associated with popular sovereignty.

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Making Democracy Work: A Multidimensional Theory of Sovereignty Abstract The scholarly debate over sovereignty at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 has focused on whether the American political system is best understood in federal or national terms. Instead of pursuing this question this paper asks the more fundamental question of whether the United States Constitution is grounded on a single coherent theory of sovereignty. An analysis of Madison’s Notes on the Debates of the Federal Convention of 1787 treating delegates
Princeton: Princeton University Press. Shklar Judith N. 1998. Redeeming American Political Thought. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Stoner James R. 1992. Common Law and Liberal Theory: Coke Hobbes and the Origins of American Constitutionalism. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. Van Tyne Claude H. 1907. “Sovereignty in the American Revolution: A Historical Study.” American Historical Review 12(April): 529-545. Wood Gordon S. 1991. “The Virtues and the Interests.” The New Republic (February 11th): 32-35. 36 Wood Gordon S. 1998. The Creation


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