Richard S. Conley is associate professor of political science. He specializes in the Presidency, presidential-congressional relations, and comparative executives and legislatures.

Celebrate as you wish the joys of online research, but this simply arranged and wonderfully comprehensive dictionary proves that ink on paper still deserves considerable respect. A welcome addition to the acclaimed Scarecrow Press series of historical dictionaries, this title covers Death penalty to Dred Scott, Gay rights to Gun rights, and School prayer to Stare decisis. Amendments, court cases, legislation, personages, and concepts of political theory are succinctly explained via cogent definitions and spot-on historical context. Accompanying the 200-plus pages of A-Z entries is a carefully chosen selection of Federalist Papers. This reference will be well received by both academic and armchair historians.

• Editor’s ForewordPrefaceAcronyms and AbbreviationsChronologyIntroduction THE DICTIONARYAppendix A: The Declaration of Independence and SignatoriesAppendix B: The Constitution of the United StatesAppendix C: Federalist No. 1Appendix D: Federalist No. 2: Concerning Dangers from ForeignForce and InfluenceAppendix E: Federalist No. 9: The Union as a Safeguard AgainstDomestic Faction and InsurrectionAppendix F: Federalist No. 10: The Same Subject Continued: TheUnion as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and InsurrectionAppendix G: Federalist No. 13: Advantage of the Union in Respectto Economy in GovernmentAppendix H: Federalist No. 15: The Insufficiency of the PresentConfederation to Preserve the UnionAppendix I: Federalist No. 37: Concerning the Difficulties of theConvention in Devising a Proper Form of GovernmentAppendix J: Federalist No. 46: The Influence of the State andFederal Governments ComparedAppendix K: Federalist No. 51: The Structure of the GovernmentMust Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between theDifferent DepartmentsAppendix L: Federalist No. 52: The House of RepresentativesAppendix M: Federalist No. 62: The SenateAppendix N: Federalist No. 67: The Executive DepartmentAppendix O: Federalist No. 70: The Executive Department FurtherConsideredAppendix P: Federalist No. 78: The Judiciary DepartmentAppendix Q: Federalist No. 85: Concluding RemarksAppendix R: Anti-Federalist No. 1: General Introduction: ADangerous Plan of Benefit Only to the “AristocratickCombination”Appendix S: Anti-Federalist No. 3: New Constitution Creates aNational Government; Will Not Abate Foreign InfluenceAppendix T: Anti-Federalist No. 9: A Consolidated Government Is aTyrannyAppendix U: Anti-Federalist No. 14: Extent of Territory underConsolidated Government Too Large to Preserve Liberty orProtect PropertyAppendix V: Anti-Federalist No. 21: Why the Articles FailedAppendix W: Anti-Federalist No. 22: Articles of ConfederationSimply Requires Amendments, Particularly for CommercialPower and Judicial Power; Constitution Goes Too FarAppendix X: Anti-Federalist No. 37: Factions and the ConstitutionAppendix Y: Anti-Federalist No. 47: “Balance” of Departments NotAchieved under New ConstitutionAppendix Z: Anti-Federalist No. 67: Various Fears Concerning theExecutive DepartmentAppendix AA: Anti-Federalist No. 84: On the Lack of a Bill of RightsAppendix BB: Anti-Federalist No. 85: Concluding Remarks: Evilsunder Confederation Exaggerated; Constitution Must BeDrastically Revised Before AdoptionAppendix CC: Chief Justices of the Supreme Court, 1789–2016 407BibliographyAbout the Author