about the author
Prior to his appointment in 1999 as James Bryce Visiting Fellow in
American Studies at the Institute of United States Studies of the University of London, James McClellan was Senior Resident Scholar at
Liberty Fund, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Virginia and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School
of Law. Dr. McClellan has served as the President of the Center for
Judicial Studies and as John M. Olin Professor of Government at
Claremont McKenna College. He has taught American Government
and Constitutional Law at the University of Alabama, Emory University, and Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Dr. McClellan
has also served as a member of the U.S. Senate staff, and from 1981
to 1983 was Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the Subcommittee
on Separation of Powers of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
His publications include The Political Principles of Robert A. Taft (coauthor, 1967), Joseph Story and the American Constitution (1971, 1990),
The Federalist: A Student Edition (co-editor, 1990), and Debates in the
Federal Convention of 1787 as Reported by James Madison (co-editor,
1989).