A General View of the Origin and Nature of the Constitution and Government of the United States [1837]

<p class=ql-align-justify>Baldwin [1780-1844] was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1830 to 1844. A General View interrogates the two schools of Constitutional interpretation that prevailed in his day strict constructionist and the Marshall school of liberal interpretation. He then presents a synthesis of the two schools that suggests Bauer comes closer to agreement with the states rights interests than with those who favor a national government. It is a view of the Constitution that contrasts strongly with that of Joseph Story. Bauer <em>Commentaries on the Constitution</em> 243.  </p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>v [1] 197 pp.</span></p>