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Constitutionalism and Publius' Critique of Popular Government.
Constitutionalism and Publius' Critique of Popular Government.
Constitutionalism and Publius' Critique of Popular Government.

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 학위논문
 
0017160733
Date and Time of Latest Transaction  
20250211151108
ISBN  
9798382782577
DDC  
320
Author  
Silver, Benjamin Gordon.
Title/Author  
Constitutionalism and Publius Critique of Popular Government.
Publish Info  
[S.l.] : The University of Chicago., 2024
Publish Info  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
Material Info  
339 p.
General Note  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-12, Section: A.
General Note  
Advisor: Tarcov, Nathan S.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Chicago, 2024.
Abstracts/Etc  
요약This dissertation takes up two related questions: What is a constitution and why have one? It seeks answers in one of the earliest and most comprehensive works of modern constitutionalism: The Federalist.In fine, the dissertation argues that for Publius-the pseudonymous author of The Federalist-a constitution is a political arrangement designed to constrain public power for the purpose of defeating the problem of judging in one's own case. In light of the Roman law maxim nemo iudex in sua causa, the dissertation refers to this problem as the "nemo iudex problem." Popular governments like republics are always at risk of the nemo iudex problem. And the problem is often fatal. In popular governments, every decision made by the people is simultaneously a private one and a public one. The temptation to create and enforce rules in a self-serving manner proves too much for ordinary citizens or their representatives. Public institutions come to serve private ends, not public ones, and the republic unravels.The Federalist betrays a deep concern with the nemo iudex problem. For starters, the nemo iudex problem underlies the problem of faction in Number 10, which few commentators have emphasized. But Publius' attention to the nemo iudex problem also drives his critiques of other structural forms like the confederation of republics, the mixed regime, and a pure separation of powers. His analysis of each of these political structures points to the same conclusion: Of their own force, none are able to secure republican stability in the face of the nemo iudex problem. For Publius, then, nascent America faces a dilemma: On one hand, the new American regime must be strictly republican; on the other, no known forms of republican rule have successfully protected a republic from the nemo iudex problem.After grounding this dilemma in the text, the dissertation argues that The Federalist presents a novel theory of constitutionalism to navigate the dilemma. According to Publius, a constitution is a form of government that combines three related but distinct features. I call these features "founding," "horizontal monism," and "vertical dualism." Founding provides a point in time at which all legitimate political authority comes into existence. Horizontal monism channels all legitimate political authority into a legal system. And vertical dualism provides a structure to the legal system according to which there are two levels of law. When these three features coincide, a constitution obtains, and the constitution can take certain actions for popular majorities and officers off the table. Moreover, the division between higher law and lower law entails, at least in the republican context, that only supermajorities should be empowered to make higher law. Decisions made by supermajorities are less likely to aim at private concerns, making higher law less likely to be destructively manipulated. The dissertation concludes by discussing Publius' theory of constitutional enforcement, according to which independent judges must be the guardians of the constitution, and examining several limitations recognized in Publius' theory of constitutionalism.  
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Political science.
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Philosophy.
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Public administration.
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American studies.
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Constitutionalism
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Hamilton
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Madison
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Republicanism
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The Federalist
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The University of Chicago Social Thought
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Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-12A.
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■520    ▼aThis  dissertation  takes  up  two  related  questions:  What  is  a  constitution  and  why  have  one?  It  seeks  answers  in  one  of  the  earliest  and  most  comprehensive  works  of  modern  constitutionalism:  The  Federalist.In  fine,  the  dissertation  argues  that  for  Publius-the  pseudonymous  author  of  The  Federalist-a  constitution  is  a  political  arrangement  designed  to  constrain  public  power  for  the  purpose  of  defeating  the  problem  of  judging  in  one's  own  case.  In  light  of  the  Roman  law  maxim  nemo  iudex  in  sua  causa,  the  dissertation  refers  to  this  problem  as  the  "nemo  iudex  problem."  Popular  governments  like  republics  are  always  at  risk  of  the  nemo  iudex  problem.  And  the  problem  is  often  fatal.  In  popular  governments,  every  decision  made  by  the  people  is  simultaneously  a  private  one  and  a  public  one.  The  temptation  to  create  and  enforce  rules  in  a  self-serving  manner  proves  too  much  for  ordinary  citizens  or  their  representatives.  Public  institutions  come  to  serve  private  ends,  not  public  ones,  and  the  republic  unravels.The  Federalist  betrays  a  deep  concern  with  the  nemo  iudex  problem.  For  starters,  the  nemo  iudex  problem  underlies  the  problem  of  faction  in  Number  10,  which  few  commentators  have  emphasized.  But  Publius'  attention  to  the  nemo  iudex  problem  also  drives  his  critiques  of  other  structural  forms  like  the  confederation  of  republics,  the  mixed  regime,  and  a  pure  separation  of  powers.  His  analysis  of  each  of  these  political  structures  points  to  the  same  conclusion:  Of  their  own  force,  none  are  able  to  secure  republican  stability  in  the  face  of  the  nemo  iudex  problem.  For  Publius,  then,  nascent  America  faces  a  dilemma:  On  one  hand,  the  new  American  regime  must  be  strictly  republican;  on  the  other,  no  known  forms  of  republican  rule  have  successfully  protected  a  republic  from  the  nemo  iudex  problem.After  grounding  this  dilemma  in  the  text,  the  dissertation  argues  that  The  Federalist  presents  a  novel  theory  of  constitutionalism  to  navigate  the  dilemma.  According  to  Publius,  a  constitution  is  a  form  of  government  that  combines  three  related  but  distinct  features.  I  call  these  features  "founding,"  "horizontal  monism,"  and  "vertical  dualism."  Founding  provides  a  point  in  time  at  which  all  legitimate  political  authority  comes  into  existence.  Horizontal  monism  channels  all  legitimate  political  authority  into  a  legal  system.  And  vertical  dualism  provides  a  structure  to  the  legal  system  according  to  which  there  are  two  levels  of  law.  When  these  three  features  coincide,  a  constitution  obtains,  and  the  constitution  can  take  certain  actions  for  popular  majorities  and  officers  off  the  table.  Moreover,  the  division  between  higher  law  and  lower  law  entails,  at  least  in  the  republican  context,  that  only  supermajorities  should  be  empowered  to  make  higher  law.  Decisions  made  by  supermajorities  are  less  likely  to  aim  at  private  concerns,  making  higher  law  less  likely  to  be  destructively  manipulated.  The  dissertation  concludes  by  discussing  Publius'  theory  of  constitutional  enforcement,  according  to  which  independent  judges  must  be  the  guardians  of  the  constitution,  and  examining  several  limitations  recognized  in  Publius'  theory  of  constitutionalism.  
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