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17 produkter
States of Union
Family and Change in the American Constitutional Order
Inbunden, 2013
638 kr
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In two canonical decisions of the 1920s—Meyer v. Nebraska and Pierce v. Society of Sisters—the Supreme Court announced that family (including certain relations within it) was an institution falling under the Constitution’s protective umbrella. Since then, proponents of “family values” have claimed …
Peopling the Constitution
Av John E. Finn
Inbunden, 2014
682 kr
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The U.S. Constitution begins with the soaring words “We the People,” but we, the people, have little to do with the document as most of us have come to know it. When most people think of the constitution they think of it as a legal instrument, the province of judges and lawyers, who alone possess …
Constitutional Failure
Inbunden, 2014
576 kr
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Americans err in thinking that while their politics may be ailing, their Constitution is fine. Sick politics is a sure sign of constitutional failure. This is Sotirios Barber's message in Constitutional Failure. Public attitudes fostered by a consumer culture, constitution worship, the lack of a …
Red, White, and Blue
A Critical Analysis of Constitutional Law
Av Mark Tushnet
Häftad, 2015
382 kr
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The first paperback edition of a classic of American constitutional theory. The book is divided into two parts. In Part I Professor Tushnet appraises the five major competing “grand theories” of constitutional law and interpretation, and, argues that none of them satisfy their own requirements for …
Broken Trust
Dysfunctional Government and Constitutional Reform
Inbunden, 2015
576 kr
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Variously and roundly perceived as gridlocked, incompetent, irresponsible, and corrupt, American government commands less respect and trust today than perhaps at any time in the nation’s history. But the dysfunction in government that we like so little, along with the policy disasters it engenders, …
America's Founding and the Struggle Over Economic Inequality
Inbunden, 2015
538 kr
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If, as many allege, attacking the gap between rich and poor is a form of class warfare, then the struggle against income inequality is the longest running war in American history. To defenders of the status quo, who argue that the accumulation of wealth free of government intervention is an …
Nullification and Secession in Modern Constitutional Thought
Häftad, 2016
378 kr
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The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, citing the state's sovereignty. The Tenth Amendment Center promotes the ""Federal Health Care Nullification Act."" In these and many other similar …
Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty
The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform After the Civil War
Inbunden, 2023
703 kr
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In contemporary constitutional politics, Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment—which includes the citizenship, privileges and immunities, due process, and equal protection clauses—is the star of the show. But this was not the focus for the Republican members of the Thirty-Ninth Congress. Their …
Habeas Corpus in America
The Politics of Individual Rights
Häftad, 2023
382 kr
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For most Americans, habeas corpus is the cornerstone of our legal system: the principal constitutional check on arbitrary government power, allowing an arrested person to challenge the legality of his detention. In a study that could not be more timely, Justin Wert reexamines this essential …
Progressive States' Rights
The Forgotten History of Federalism
Inbunden, 2024
529 kr
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Today, when politicians, pundits, and scholars speak of states’ rights, they are usually referring to Southern efforts to curtail the advance of civil rights policies or to conservative opposition to the federal government under the New Deal, Great Society, and Warren Court. Sean Beienburg shows …
Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty
The Forgotten Goals of Constitutional Reform After the Civil War. Volume 1: the Forgotten Fourteenth Amendment
Häftad, 2025
340 kr
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In contemporary constitutional politics, Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment—which includes the citizenship, privileges and immunities, due process, and equal protection clauses—is the star of the show. But this was not the focus for the Republican members of the Thirty-Ninth Congress. Their …
Constitution of Conflict
How the Supreme Court Undermines the Separation of Powers
Av Thomas Bell
Inbunden, 2025
576 kr
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A bold and timely proposal for rethinking the role of the Supreme Court in the separation of powers.There is a widespread sense today that the separation-of-powers system is broken or dysfunctional and has become an obstacle to effective government. The Constitution of Conflict demonstrates that …
Legislating Against Liberties
How Congress Suppresses Constitutional Rights After Wars
Av Blain Harry
Inbunden, 2026
576 kr
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A sobering and eyeopening indictment that Congress has consistently been the most dangerous branch of government when it comes to protecting, and undermining, civil liberties—particularly in the wake of military conflict.Why do wartime restrictions on civil liberties outlive their original …
Nation So Conceived
Abraham Lincoln and the Paradox of Democratic Sovereignty
Häftad, 2026
411 kr
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The culmination of years of work on Abraham Lincoln’s political thought, Michael P. Zuckert’s A Nation So Conceived argues for a coherent center to Lincoln’s political ideology, a core idea that unifies his thought and thus illuminates his deeds as a political actor. That core idea is captured in …
Supreme Control
The Long War for the Supreme Court—and Why Republicans Are Currently Winning
Inbunden, 2026
365 kr
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An essential history of how both parties fought for control of the Supreme Court—and how Republicans have seized the advantage.In Supreme Control, leading Supreme Court scholar Lucas A. Powe, Jr. explains how the United States arrived at the Republican-dominated Roberts Court that is transforming …
Crisis Presidency
How Emergencies Make or Break the President
Inbunden, 2027
453 kr
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A compelling new interpretation of the American presidency from one of the leading scholars of American constitutionalism.What is the true purpose of the US presidency? For more than 250 years, scholars and citizens alike have debated the role of America’s chief executive. In this provocative new …
Nullification and Secession in Modern Constitutional Thought
Inbunden, 2016
1032 kr
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The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, citing the state's sovereignty. The Tenth Amendment Center promotes the ""Federal Health Care Nullification Act."" In these and many other similar …
