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Pauline Maier

The World

Debating the Constitution, then and now

Conflict & Justice

Historian Pauline Maier shares some of the highlights from the Constitution’s history, and tells us if she thinks it could ever be ratified today. Her research has culminated in a book, ‘Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution 1787-1788.’

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