Conference Papers and Acknowledgements

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number SES-1154920.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Spatial Models of the Convention

Cal Jillson, discussant
8:15a-9:45a
"Mapping the Convention's Agenda."
Jeremy Pope and 
Shawn Treier
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"The Power of the South..."
Keith L. Dougherty
co-authors: Ryan Bakker and Paul D. Carlsen
"State Bloc versus Individual Delegate Voting at the Convention..."
Jac C. Heckelman
co-author: Paul D. Carlsen
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Early American Political Thought

Robert McGuire, discussant
10:00a-11:30a
"James Madison and the Creation of an Impartial Republic."
Alan Gibson
"The Political Discourse of Slavery in 18th Century America."
Michael T. Gibbons
"What the Federalists and Anti-Federalists Agreed On..."
Nathaniel C. Green
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Defining American Law

Pauline Maier, discussant
2:15p-3:45p
"Race at the Founding..."
Robert J. Cottrol
"...the Mystical Word 'Unconstitutional'..."
Mary Beth Norton
"The Federal Judiciary and the Ratification Process."
Peter C. Hoffer
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Special Topics of the Founding

John Wallis, discussant
4:15p-5:15p
"The Continental Dollar..."
Farley Grubb
"William Pierce, an Analysis of his Character Sketches at the Convention."
John R. Vile
"Organized Opposition: the Anti-Federalist Political Network"
Michael J. Faber
co-author: Robi Ragan