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Author : Jack Fruchtman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : 178684608X
American Constitutional History presents a concise introduction to the constitutional developments that have taken place over the past 225 years, treating trends from history, law, and political science.
Author : Jack Fruchtman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781119141754
American Constitutional History presents a concise introduction to the constitutional developments that have taken place over the past 225 years, treating trends from history, law, and political science. Presents readers with a brief and accessible introduction to more than two centuries of U.S. constitutional history Explores constitutional history chronologically, breaking U.S. history into five distinct periods Reveals the full sweep of constitutional changes through a focus on issues relating to economic developments, civil rights and civil liberties, and executive power Reflects the evolution of constitutional changes all the way up to the conclusion of the June 2015 Supreme Court term
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : OCLC:430840226
Author : Michael Les Benedict
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538100134
In the second revised and expanded edition of this invaluable reader, Michael Les Benedict draws together the important documents that have shaped and been shaped by the American Constitution from medieval times through the present day. It includes not only the most important Supreme Court decisions, but also key American declarations, resolutions, laws, and platforms. All these documents represent, in a sense, the formal expression of the American people's ongoing contract with each other. The documents in the reader are organized into chapters corresponding to those in the third edition of The Blessings of Liberty: A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States. However, since they reflect the generally accepted canon of American constitutional history, they may supplement any textbook or other readings. The brief introductory headnotes provide information about the social, political, and intellectual context in which each document first appeared.
Author : Jack Fruchtman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1119734304
"The new republic began in 1781 after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and continued when the Americans replaced the Articles with the United States Constitution 7 years later. In 1789, the people elected their first federal government. Over the next 15 years, the founding generation made substantive formal changes: in 1791, the states adopted the first 10 amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, followed by two others in 1795 and 1804. The United States doubled its geographic size in 1803 when the Jefferson administration purchased the Louisiana territory from France. The new republic endured slavery, even as some states began its gradual elimination in the 1780s. Most Americans focused on modifying their new government and its powers while declining to resolve the future of slavery. To avoid contention and disunion, the delegates to the constitutional convention did not address it. The words "slavery" or "slave" appear nowhere in the document. Some abolitionists like Benjamin Franklin - a former slave owner himself - John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Rush attempted to raise the issue, but their efforts failed. Later leaders like William Lloyd Garrison, who founded the abolitionist paper, The Liberator, in 1831 and was co-founder of the Anti-Slavery Society, were active throughout the period. It was not until the end of the Civil War that slavery finally ended. The period also saw the enhancement of the Supreme Court's authority when Chief Justice John Marshall issued his unanimous opinion in Marbury v. Madison in 1803. Marshall wrote into the Constitution that the judges' duty was to interpret the document and to overturn all laws that conflicted with that interpretation. New institutions were created, such as the Bank of the United States, and the Court unanimously approved Congress's authority to create it. George Washington was the first president to sign an executive order while James Monroe was the first to issue a signing statement, indicating his ideas of legislation and how he intended to enforce it"--
Author : Kenneth Mcintosh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1104148099
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : David J. Bodenhamer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : LAW
ISBN : 9780195378320
The U.S. Constitution: A Very Short Introduction explores the major themes of American constitutional history-federalism, the balance of powers, property, representation, equality, rights, and security. Informed by the latest scholarship, each theme illustrates how the Constitution has served as a dynamic framework for legitimating power and advancing liberty.
Author : Albert H. Putney
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 1527899497
United States Constitutional History and Law is a text written by Albert Putney, who was an accomplished academic, a lawyer, and a lecturer at the Illinois College of Law. This title presents a detailed overview of the American constitution. United States Constitutional History and Law is a celebration of the creation of the supreme law that is the very foundation of the United States of America. Putney presents the reader with a detailed history of the establishment of the constitution as well as an analysis of the document's most notable principles. After a brief introduction, the author begins the examination in earnest. Putney commences by detailing the political and legal history of the thirteen colonies prior to the first constitutional convention. The book then details the convention and its major outcomes, and includes a lengthy discussion of the division of powers between the states and the country as a whole. The separate departments of the federal government are profiled, and the Bill of Rights is described in depth. The book concludes with a history, up until 1908, of the amendments made to the constitution. United States Constitutional History and Law is an exhaustive and exceptional history book. Putney was a brilliant academic, and his deep knowledge of the subject matter shines through on every page of this work. If you are seeking a book about the United States Constitution, this text is unmissable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Melvin I. Urofsky,Paul Finkelman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0195126378
This work is an overview of American constitutional development, from the founding of the English colonies down through the decisions of the latest term of the Supreme Court. The authors examine in detail the cases handed down by the Supreme Court, showing how these cases played out in the society at large and how constitutional growth parallels change in American culture. The authors also look at lesser known decisions that played important roles in effecting change, and at the Justices who made these decisions. The book offers students of American constitutional history a complete reference work which should be intelligible to the layperson as well as to the specialist.
Author : Paul W. Kahn
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780300054996
For Americans, legitimate government means self-government. In this brilliant and disturbing analysis, Paul W. Kahn shows that the American Constitution itself makes self-government impossible. Constitutional theory, he argues, has been a history of failed attempts to resolve this paradox.
Author : Kermit L. Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061328238
Author : George Elliott Howard
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020907673
This book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the constitutional history of the United States at the local level. It covers topics such as the development of town and county government, the role of the courts, and the interaction between state and federal systems. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in American history and political science. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Jack Fruchtman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781119141723
American Constitutional History presents a concise introduction to the constitutional developments that have taken place over the past 225 years, treating trends from history, law, and political science. Presents readers with a brief and accessible introduction to more than two centuries of U.S. constitutional history Explores constitutional history chronologically, breaking U.S. history into five distinct periods Reveals the full sweep of constitutional changes through a focus on issues relating to economic developments, civil rights and civil liberties, and executive power Reflects the evolution of constitutional changes all the way up to the conclusion of the June 2015 Supreme Court term
Author : Edward Samuel Corwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : UCSC:32106001169124
Author : Westel Woodbury Willoughby
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0526912235
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.