Charles Pinckney

Early Republic by Last Best Hope of EarthMarch 3, 2016February 25, 2016

The Pivot of American Government

In the earliest years of the American Republic, individuals like James Madison, Samuel Williams, Charles Pinckney, and Samuel Langdon concluded that no country had created a better model for representative government than America’s. See Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 596.

Constitution by Last Best Hope of EarthFebruary 26, 2016February 20, 2016

Redefining Bicameralism

Looking to the state governments’ creation of their respective senates, as explained in The Birth of the Senate, the creation of the Senate in the Constitution was a given, when the Constitutional Convention began. See Gordon Wood, The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787, 553.