Question: Federalism and Original Meaning

I thought it might be good to interject with a question. Federalism and judicial review are the two "great questions" of American constitutionalism. How did we get the supremacy clause? How are the boundaries between the state and the federal government supposed to be regulated? How did the Federalists' defense of the finished product differ from the Convention discussions?

Jack Rakove Interview

This is an interesting interview with Dr. Rakove.  He discusses what he believes are the most important contributions Original Meanings makes to the field.

Enjoy!

http://www.earlyamerica.com/review/1998/rakove.html

Original Meanings

I have just read "Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution" for a previous class so my pre-read of this book has already been done. However I think the title is very indicative of some Rakove's goal for this book. It implies that there is more than a single possible interpretation of the Constitution. The second part of the title seems to also express some struggle intellectually that might (we all know there was) have occurred in the process so to speak, in the writing of the Constitution.  Thoughts?