Academic Appointments


  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, History

Administrative Appointments


  • Visiting Professor, Tel Aviv University School of Law (2011 - 2011)
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (2006 - 2007)
  • Professor of Law, Department of History, Stanford University (2005 - Present)
  • Visiting Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University (2005 - 2005)
  • Professor of Law, Department of History, Stanford University (2003 - 2003)
  • Visiting Professor, New York University School of Law (2003 - 2003)
  • Faculty Fellowship, Stanford Humanities Center (2000 - 2001)
  • Professor of Law, Department of History, Stanford University (1999 - 1999)
  • Visiting Professor, New York University School of Law (1997 - 2003)
  • William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies, Department of History, Stanford University (1996 - Present)
  • Professor of Political Science, Department of History, Stanford University (1996 - 1996)
  • Professor, Department of History, Stanford University (1990 - 1990)
  • Faculty Fellowship, Stanford Humanities Center (1988 - 1989)
  • Summer Seminar Instructor (Law Professors), National Endowment for the Humanities (1987 - 1987)
  • Constitutional Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities (1984 - 1985)
  • Summer Seminar Instructor (College Teachers), National Endowment for the Humanities (1984 - 1984)
  • Associate Professor, Department of History, Stanford University (1982 - 1990)
  • Research Fellowship, Project '87 (1982 - 1982)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of History, Stanford University (1980 - 1982)
  • Associate Professor, Department of History, Colgate University (1980 - 1982)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of History, Colgate University (1976 - 1980)
  • Instructor, Department of History, Colgate University (1975 - 1976)
  • Graduate Prize Fellowship, Harvard University (1969 - 1974)
  • Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Designate, Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (1968 - 1968)

Honors & Awards


  • The Society of the Cincinnati Book Prize, Society of the Cincinnati (1998)
  • Pulitzer Prize in History, Pulitzer (1997)
  • Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award, Fraunces Tavern (1997)
  • Delancey K. Jay Prize, Harvard University (1976)
  • Doctor of Humane Letters, Barat College (2002)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations


  • Manuscript Reader, Publius
  • Manuscript Reader, W. W. Norton press
  • Manuscript Reader, North Carolina press
  • Manuscript Reader, Wisconsin press
  • Manuscript Reader, Northeastern press
  • Manuscript Reader, Pittsburgh press
  • Manuscript Reader, Political Theory
  • Manuscript Reader, Cambridge university press
  • Manuscript Reader, Journal of the Early Republic
  • Manuscript Reader, Oxford press
  • Manuscript Reader, Northern Illinois press
  • Manuscript Reader, Journal of American History
  • Manuscript Reader, William and Mary Quarterly
  • Manuscript Reader, Harvard press
  • Manuscript Reader, Journal of Politics
  • Manuscript Reader, Social Science Quarterly
  • Manuscript Reader, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture press
  • Manuscript Reader, Yale press
  • Manuscript Reader, Stanford press
  • Manuscript Reader, Kansas press
  • Manuscript Reader, Pennsylvania press
  • Manuscript Reader, Journal of Southern History
  • Manuscript Reader, Polity
  • Member, American Antiquarian Society
  • Member, Organization of American Historians
  • Member, American Philosophical Society
  • Member, Society of American Historians
  • Member, American Historical Association
  • Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member, Associates of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
  • Member, American Political Science Association
  • Member, Society for the History of the Early American Republic
  • Director Search Committee, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2013 - 2013)
  • Member, Board on Judicial Affairs, Stanford University (2012)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Spring-summer, Stanford University (2012 - 2012)
  • Member, Decanal Search Committee, Stanford Law School, Stanford University (2012 - 2012)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Montpelier Foundation (2011 - 2021)
  • Vice Chair, Department of History, Stanford University (2011 - 2013)
  • Member, Editorial Board, Giornale di storia costituzionale (2010 - Present)
  • Faculty Instructor, Bing Overseas Studies Program Seminar, Stanford University, Vietnam (2009 - 2009)
  • Resident Faculty, Stanford Program in Oxford, Stanford University (2009 - 2009)
  • Resident Faculty, Stanford-in-Washington, Stanford University (2008 - 2008)
  • Member, American Philosophical Society (2007 - 2007)
  • United States Embassy Lecturer, Austria (2006 - 2006)
  • Co-chair, Annual Meeting of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History (2005 - 2005)
  • Resident Faculty, Stanford Program in Florence, Stanford University (2005 - 2005)
  • Member, Appointments and Promotions Committee, School of Humanities & Sciences, Stanford University (2004 - 2006)
  • Member, Decanal Search Committee, Stanford Law School, Stanford University (2004 - 2004)
  • Review Committee, Graduate Program in Communications, Stanford University (2004 - 2004)
  • Summer Seminar Instructor, Gilder-Lehrman Institute (2003 - 2009)
  • Member, Athletic Compliance Committee, Stanford University (2002 - 2005)
  • Director, American Studies Program, Stanford University (2002 - 2003)
  • President, Society for the History of the Early American Republic (2002 - 2003)
  • Chair, William and Mary Quarterly (2002 - 2002)
  • Member, Academic Advisory Committee, National Center for the Constitution, (2001 - Present)
  • Chair, Advisory Committee, James Madison Commemoration Commission (2001 - 2001)
  • Member, Council, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation (2000 - 2010)
  • Juror, Pulitzer Prize in History (2000 - 2000)
  • Member, American Antiquarian Society (2000 - 2000)
  • Member, Provostial Search Committee, Stanford University (2000 - 2000)
  • Seminar Leader, Institute of Constitutional History, Supreme Court Historical Society (2000 - 2000)
  • Member, Board of Editors, William and Mary Quarterly (1999 - 2002)
  • Member, Council, Omohundro Institute of Early American History (1999 - 2002)
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of History, Stanford University (1999 - 2000)
  • Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1999 - 1999)
  • Program Chair, Society for the History of the Early American Republic (1998 - 1998)
  • Member, Board of the Stanford University Press, Stanford University (1997 - 1999)
  • Member, Overseas Studies Advisory Committee, Stanford University (1997 - 1999)
  • Resident Faculty, Stanford Program in Oxford, Stanford University (1997 - 1997)
  • Member, Board of Governors, The Hanna House, Stanford, California, Stanford University (1996 - 2005)
  • Member, Council, Society for the History of the Early American Republic (1994 - 1997)
  • Chair, Committee on Graduate Studies, Stanford University (1994 - 1996)
  • Member, Committee on Graduate Studies, Stanford University (1993 - 1996)
  • Member, University Committee on Land, Building, and Development, Stanford University (1993 - 1996)
  • Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of History, Stanford University (1991 - 1997)
  • Member, California Bicentennial Commission (1986 - 1987)
  • Lecturer, United States Information Agency, Spain and Turkey (1986 - 1986)
  • Director, American Studies Program, Stanford University (1985 - 1988)

Program Affiliations


  • American Studies

Professional Education


  • A.B., Haverford College, Honors in History (1968)
  • Ph.D., Harvard University, History (1975)

All Publications


  • The Rise of Majority Rule in Early Modern Britain and Its Empire (Book Review) REVIEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2021; 49 (4): 535-545
  • Presidential Elections and Majority Rule: The Rise, Demise, and Potential Restoration of the Jeffersonian Electoral College. (Book Review) PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2020; 18 (4): 1216–17
  • Jefferson, Madison, and the Making of the Constitution. (Book Review) REVIEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2020; 48 (2): 216–28
  • The Framers' Coup: The Making of the United States Constitution. (Book Review) REVIEWS IN AMERICAN HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2020; 48 (2): 216–28
  • Jefferson and the Virginians: Democracy, Constitutions, and Empire. (Book Review) JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2019; 50 (2): 285–86
  • Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America. (Book Review) CRITICAL INQUIRY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2018; 45 (1): 243–45
  • Ideas, Ideology, and the Anomalous Problem of Revolutionary Causation NEW ENGLAND QUARTERLY-A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF NEW ENGLAND LIFE AND LETTERS Rakove, J. N. 2018; 91 (1): 36–56
  • The Mind of James Madison: The Legacy of Classical Republicanism (Book Review) AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2017; 6 (2): 317-321

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  • Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States (Book Review) JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2017; 47 (4): 560-561
  • CARL N. DEGLER 6 FEBRUARY 1921 . 27 DECEMBER 2014 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Rakove, J. 2016; 160 (3): 303-308
  • THE INDEPENDENCE IN THE ATLANTIC SPACE , V. 1763- V. 1829 ANNALES HISTORIQUES DE LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE Belissa, M., Covo, M., Rakove, J., Thibaud, C., Van Ruymbeke, B. 2016: 167-198
  • TONE DEAF TO THE PAST: MORE QUALMS ABOUT PUBLIC MEANING ORIGINALISM FORDHAM LAW REVIEW Rakove, J. 2015; 84 (3): 969-976
  • Protocols of Liberty: Communication Innovation and the American Revolution (Book Review) EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2015; 50 (1): 268-273
  • The Political Thought of James Madison A Companion to James Madison and James Monroe Rakove, J. N. edited by Leibiger, S. Wiley-Blackwell. 2013: 5–20
  • Impotence, Perspicuity and the Rule of Law: James Madison's Critique of Republican Legislation REPUBLICAN DEMOCRACY: LIBERTY, LAW AND POLITICS Rakove, J., Niederberger, A., Schink, P. 2013: 41-61
  • A Real Nondescript: James Madison’s Thoughts on States-Rights and Federalism Union and States’ Rights: 150 Years after Sumter, Nullification, Interposition, and Secession Rakove, J. N. edited by Cogan, N. Akron University Press. 2013: 13–29
  • Impotence, Perspicuity, and the Rule of Law: James Madison’s Critique of Republican Legislation Republican Democracy: Liberty, Law and Politics Rakove, J. N. edited by Niederbeger, A., Schink, P. Edinburgh University Press. 2013: 41–61
  • 1775: A Good Year for Revolution The New Republic: The Book Ravoke, J. N. 2012
  • Thomas Jefferson in the 21st Century The Blackwell Guide to Thomas Jefferson Rakove, J. N. edited by Cogliano, F. Wiley-Blackwell. 2012: 551–565
  • Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in a Revolutionary World Claremont Review of Books Rakove, J. N. 2012
  • For Liberty and Equality: The Life and Times of the Declaration of Independence The New Republic: The Book Rakove, J. N. 2012
  • Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States The New Republic: The Book Rakove, J. N. 2012
  • The Oath: The Obama White House vs. the Supreme Court BookForum Rakove, J. N. 2012
  • Got Nexus? WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY Rakove, J. 2011; 68 (4): 635-638
  • The Constitutional Choices of 1787 and Their Consequences Founding Choices: American Economic Policy in the 1790s Weingast, B., Mittal, S., Rakove, J. N. edited by Irwin, D., Sylla, R. Chicago: University of Chicago Press for the National Bureau of Economic Research. 2011
  • Jr., The Political Philosophy of Thomas Paine Claremont Review of Books Rakove, J. N. 2011
  • James Madison The New Republic: The Book Rakove, J. N. 2011
  • Edward Bancroft: Scientist, Author, Spy The New Republic: The Book Rakove, J. N. 2011
  • Got Nexus? William and Mary Quarterly Rakove, J. N. 2011; 68: 635-638
  • Exclusionary Empire: English Liberty Overseas, 1600-1900 Journal of Interdisciplinary History Rakove, J. N. 2011
  • The Constitution Still Needs Interpreting Politico Rakove, J. N. 2011
  • Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America Rakove, J. N. Random House. 2011
  • Bill of Rights The Concise Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History Rakove, J. N. edited by Kazin, M. Princeton. 2011: 34–40
  • Joe the Ploughman Reads the Constitution, or, The Poverty of Public Meaning Originalism San Diego Law Review Rakove, J. N. 2011; 48: 575-600
  • Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America Rakove, J. N. Mariner. 2011
  • Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788 Harvard Magazine Rakove, J. N. 2011
  • Exclusionary Empire: English Liberty Overseas, 1600-1900 (Book Review) JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2010; 41 (3): 443-445
  • The Patriot Who Refused to Sign the Declaration of Independence AMERICAN HISTORY Rakove, J. 2010; 45 (3): 58-63
  • James Madison and the Spirit of Republican Self-Government (Book Review) POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2010; 125 (1): 152-154
  • Tea Party: What’s in a Name? Politico Rakove, J. N. 2010
  • Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America Rakove, J. N. London: William Heinemann. 2010
  • The Liberty Bell, for The New Republic The Book (on-line) Rakove, J. N. 2010
  • First Family: Abigail and John Adams The New Republic: The Book (on-line) Rakove, J. N. 2010
  • Crisis and Command: A History of Executive Power from George Washington to George W. Bush Washington Post Rakove, J. N. 2010
  • Introduction The Selected Papers of John Jay Rakove, J. N. edited by Nuxoll, E. Charlottesville. 2010: 1760–1779
  • The Revolutionary War in the Southern Back Country (Book Review) JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2009; 75 (1): 135-137
  • Originalism, Federalism, and the American Constitutional Enterprise: A Historical Inquiry Journal of Southern History Rakove, J. N. 2009
  • Bill of Rights The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History Rakove, J. N. edited by Kazin, M. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2009: I
  • American Sovereigns: The People and America's Constitutional Tradition before the Civil War (Book Review) AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2008; 113 (4): 1155-1156
  • Scalia’s Selective History Chicago Tribune Rakove, J. N. 2008
  • CONFEDERATION AND CONSTITUTION CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF LAW IN AMERICA, VOL I: EARLY AMERICA (1580-1815) Rakove, J. N., Grossberg, M., Tomlins, C. 2008: 482-+
  • Sorry HBO: John Adams Wasn’t Such a Hero Washington Post Rakove, J. N. 2008
  • When Congress and the President Face Off WashingtonIndependent.com Rakove, J. N. 2008
  • Confederation and Constitution Cambridge History of Law in America Rakove, J. N. edited by Tomlins, C., Grossberg, M. Cambridge University Press. 2008: I
  • George Mason: Forgotten founder (Book Review) AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2007; 112 (5): 1528-1529
  • Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It) (Book Review) ELECTION LAW JOURNAL Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2007; 6 (3): 308-311
  • The original justifications for judicial independence Conference on Fair and Independent Courts/Conference on the State of the Judiciary/Symposium on Law of Politics - Role of Law in Advancing Democracy Rakove, J. N. GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL ASSOC. 2007: 1061–76
  • Taking the Prerogative out of the Presidency: An Originalist Perspective PRESIDENTIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY Rakove, J. 2007; 37 (1): 85-100
  • The Dilemma of Declaring Rights The Nature of Rights at the American Founding and Beyond Rakove, J. N. edited by Shain, B. A. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. 2007: 181–197
  • Taking the Prerogative out of the Presidency: An Originalist Perspective Presidential Studies Quarterly Rakove, J. N. 2007; 37: 85-100
  • Our Undemocratic Constitution Election Law Journal Rakove, J. N. 2007: 308 - 311
  • Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court Chicago Tribune Rakove, J. N. 2007
  • Rationality, inaccurate mental models, and self-confirming equilibrium - A new understanding of the American revolution JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL POLITICS de Figueiredo, R. J., Rakove, J., Weingast, B. R. 2006; 18 (4): 384-415
  • James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic Rakove, J. N. Longman. 2006
  • Ticklish Experiments: The Paradox of American Constitutionalism AMERICA AND ENLIGHTENMENT CONSTITUTIONALISM Rakove, J. N., McDowell, G. L., ONeill, J. 2006: 217-241
  • Can We Know a Foundational Idea When We See One Nature and History in American Political Development: A Debate Rakove, J. N. edited by Caeser, J. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 2006
  • Ticklish Experiments: The Paradox of American Constitutionalism America and Enlightenment Constitutionalism Rakove, J. N. edited by McDowell, G. L., O’Neill, J. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2006: 217–241
  • Founding America: Documents from the Revolution to the Bill of Rights edited by Rakove, J. N. Barnes & Noble. 2006
  • America's constitution: A biography. (Book Review) NATION Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. 2005; 281 (21): 36-39
  • The Constitution–Ragged by Everybody San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2005
  • Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty NYU Journal of Law and Liberty Rakove, J. N. 2005: 660 - 669
  • The Mythic Meaning of the Second Amendment: Taming Political Violence in a Constitutional Republic Jour. of Interdisciplinary History Rakove, J. N. 2005
  • An Agenda for Early American History Historically Speaking Rakove, J. N. 2005; 6: 30-31
  • The I-Word [Impeachment] Salon Rakove, J. N. 2005
  • A Nuanced Debate Philadelphia Inquirer Rakove, J. N. 2005
  • Thinking like a constitution (US history) JOURNAL OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC Rakove, J. N. 2004; 24 (1): 1-26
  • Presidential selection: Electoral fallacies POLITICAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY Rakove, J. N. 2004; 119 (1): 21-37
  • Ratifying the Republic: Antifederalists and federalists in constitutional time. (Book Review) AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2004; 109 (1): 180-181
  • Jefferson, rights, and the priority of freedom of conscience Conference on Thomas Jefferson, Rights, and the Contemporary World Rakove, J. N. PALGRAVE. 2004: 49–64
  • His Excellency, George Washington Slate Rakove, J. N. 2004
  • To begin the world anew: The genius and ambiguities of the American founders. (Book Review) PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2004; 128 (1): 80-82
  • Here’s Hoping for Chaos on Tuesday Los Angeles Times Rakove, J. N. 2004
  • Why the Rush To Open Up the Presidency? San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2004
  • The Curse That Won’t Quit Chicago Tribune Rakove, J. N. 2004
  • Conditional Exit San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2004
  • Jefferson, Rights, and the Priority of Freedom of Conscience The Future of Liberal Democracy: Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World Rakove, J. N. edited by Fatton, R., Ramzani, R. K. New York: Macmillan Palgrave. 2004: 49–64
  • Why the Election Is Critical San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2004
  • Taking Stock of the Vote San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2004
  • The Founders’ Congress The Reader’s Companion to the American Congress Rakove, J. N. edited by Zelizer, J. New York: Houghton Mifflin. 2004
  • Once more into the judicial breach GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW REVIEW Rakove, J. N. 2003; 72 (1-2): 381-386
  • Confessions of an ambivalent originalist NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW Rakove, J. N. 2003; 78 (4): 1346-1356
  • The Federalist Dictionary of American History Rakove, J. N. edited by Kutler, S. New York: Scribner's. 2003
  • Bill of Rights Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Rakove, J. N. edited by Kors, A. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003
  • Anti-Federalists Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Rakove, J. N. edited by Kors, A. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003
  • An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America Chicago Tribune Rakove, J. N. 2003
  • The Constitution in Crisis Times Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal Rakove, J. N. 2003; 2: 11-20
  • Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty Chicago Tribune Rakove, J. N. 2003
  • Europe’s Floundering Fathers Foreign Policy Rakove, J. N. 2003: 28-39
  • Why American Constitutionalism Worked Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France Rakove, J. N. edited by Turner, H. J. Yale University Press. 2003: 248–67
  • Roll Over, James Madison, It’s the California Recall San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2003
  • Annapolis Convention Dictionary of American History Rakove, J. N. edited by Kutler, S. New York: Scribner's. 2003
  • Bill of Rights Dictionary of American History Rakove, J. N. edited by Kutler, S. New York: Scribner's. 2003
  • Articles of Confederation Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Rakove, J. N. edited by Kors, A. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003
  • Constitution Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Rakove, J. N. edited by Kors, A. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003
  • The Federalist Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Rakove, J. N. edited by Kors, A. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003
  • Judicial Review Before and Beyond Marbury Marbury v. Madison: 1803-2003–Un dialogue franco-americain/A French-American Dialogue Rakove, J. N. edited by Zoller, E. Paris: Dalloz. 2003: 37–49
  • The Federalist: The Major Essays edited by Rakove, J. N. Boston: Bedford Books. 2003
  • This Land Limerick, P., Deloria, P., Rakove, J. N. Brandywine Books. 2003
  • Independence Dictionary of American History Rakove, J. N. edited by Kutler, S. New York: Scribner’s. 2003:
  • James Madison Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Rakove, J. N. edited by Kors, A. New York: Oxford University Press. 2003
  • Forum: The Madisonian moment - James Madison in intellectual context WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY Rakove, J. N. 2002; 59 (4): 865-868
  • The House and Senate in the 1790s: Petitioning, lobbying, and institutional development (Book Review) WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2002; 59 (4): 1028-1033
  • Inventing Congress: Origins and establishment of the First Federal Congress (Book Review) WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2002; 59 (4): 1028-1033
  • States' rights and the Union: Imperium in imperio, 1776-1876 (Book Review) JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2002; 68 (2): 438-440
  • Judicial Power in the Constitutional Theory of James Madison William and Mary Law Review Rakove, J. N. 2002; 43: 1513-47
  • Samuel Adams The Story of America Rakove, J. N. edited by Weinstein , A., Rubel , D. New York: Agincourt. 2002: 100–101
  • Dr. Clio Goes to Washington Common-Place Rakove, J. N. 2002; 2
  • The Implosion of American Federalism, and Cass Sunstein, Designing Democracy: What Constitutions Do Washington Post Book World Rakove, J. N. 2002
  • Who Declares a War? New York Times Rakove, J. N. 2002
  • A Faulty Reading of the 2d Amendment New York Times Rakove, J. N. 2002
  • The Bush Presidency Shows the Uses of Power San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2002
  • Words, deeds, and guns: 'Arming America' and the Second Amendment WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY Rakove, J. N. 2002; 59 (1): 205-210
  • The Political Presidency: Creation and Invention The Revolution of 1800: Democracy, Race, and the New Republic Rakove, J. N. edited by Horn, J., Onuf, P. S. University Press of Virginia. 2002: 30–58
  • Fluffs on the Scales of Justice San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2002
  • Founding friendship: George Washington, James Madison and the creation of the American Republic (Book Review) JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2001; 67 (3): 638-639
  • The E-College in the E-Age The Unfinished Election of 2000 Rakove, J. N. edited by Rakove, J. N. New York: Basic Books, 2001. 2001: 201–234
  • Drink hard, play hard, and simply vanish London Review of Books Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • Constitutional Culture and Democratic Rule edited by Ferejohn, J., Riley, J., Rakove, J. N., Rakove, J. N. Cambridge University Press. 2001
  • The Unfinished Election of 2000 The Unfinished Election of 2000 edited by Rakove, J. N. New York: Basic Books. 2001
  • May 24, 1775: Silas Deane’s Diary Days of Destiny: Crossroads in American History Rakove, J. N. edited by McPherson, J., Brinkley, A. N.Y.: Dorling Kindersley. 2001: 38–51
  • Constitutional Theory Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History Rakove, J. N. edited by Cayton , M. K., Williams, P. W. New York: Scribner’s. 2001
  • James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic Rakove, J. N. Longman. 2001
  • Once More into the Breach: Reflections on Jefferson, Madison, and the Religion Problem Making Good Citizens: Education and Civic Society Rakove, J. N. edited by Ravitch, D., Viteritti, J. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2001: 233–262
  • Abolish the Electoral College–But Don’t Hold Your Breath San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • The Second Amendment: The Highest Stage of Originalism The Second Amendment in Law and History Rakove, J. N. edited by Bogus, C. New York: New Press. 2001: 74–116
  • A Nation Still Learning What Madison Knew New York Times Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • Sealing Off the Capitol Would Wound Democracy Los Angeles Times Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • Dangling Questions The Unfinished Election of 2000 Rakove, J. N. edited by Rakove, J. N. New York: Basic Books. 2001: xi-xxi
  • From Pompeii to Flight 93 San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • The ‘Arcana of Futurity' San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • American Federalism: Was There an Original Understanding The Tenth Amendment and State Sovereignty: Constitutional History and Contemporary Issues Rakove, J. N. edited by Killenbeck, M. Lanham, Md.: Rowman, Littlefield. 2001: 107–130
  • Judges: Conferring a Lifetime of Ideology New York Times Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • Adams Is Hot, But Jefferson Is the Man San Francisco Chronicle Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • Introduction Constitutional Culture and Democratic Rule Rakove, J. N. edited by Ferejohn, J., Rakove, J., Riley, J. Cambridge University Press. 2001: 1–37
  • Founders Meant ‘The Militia' Boston Globe Rakove, J. N. 2001
  • Constitutional Problematics, circa 1787 Constitutional Culture and Democratic Rule Rakove, J. N. edited by Ferejohn, J., Rakove, J. N., Riley, J. Cambridge University Press. 2001: 41–70
  • American compact: James Madison and the problem of founding. (Book Review) JOURNAL OF AMERICAN HISTORY Book Review Authored by: Rakove, J. N. 2000; 87 (2): 653-653
  • For All the Talk, Chaos Unlikely to Mean End of Electoral College San Jose Mercury News Rakove, J. N. 2000
  • Rights Talk in the Past Tense The American Language of Rights, for Stanford Law Rev. Rakove, J. N., Beaumont, E. 2000; 52: 1865-1895
  • James Monroe To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents Rakove, J. N. edited by McPherson, J. N.Y.: Dorling Kindersley. 2000
  • The Accidental Electors New York Times Rakove, J. N. 2000
  • The Papers of George Washington: Retirement Series Wm. and Mary Q. Rakove, J. N. 2000
  • Election Ending Decision Unlikely to Shape Society San Jose Mercury News Rakove, J. N. 2000
  • Last Supper for Electors? Boston Globe Rakove, J. N. 2000
  • The Second Amendment: The Highest Stage of Originalism Chicago-Kent Law Review Rakove, J. N. 2000; 6: 103-166
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