Liberty, Order, and Justice: An Introduction to the Constitutional Principles of American Government

ISBN-13: 9780865972568 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 629 str.

James McClellan

Opis

The singular greatness of the constitutional principles that define American governance becomes wholly apparent in this scholarly history and exposition of the quest of liberty, order and justice in England, the American colonies, and, finally, in the United States of America. These qualities, together with the organization of the material presented, should make this revised second edition especially suitable for classes in constitutional history both for undergraduates and for high-school students in advanced courses. The sections include: The Constitution's Deep Roots; America's First Constitutions and Declarations of Rights; The Achievement of the Philadelphia Convention; Basic Constitutional Concepts - Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Rule of Law; Defending the Constitution - the Struggle Over Ratification and the Bill of Rights; Interpreting the Constitution; and Changing the Constitution - Together with an Explanation of the Amendments Added Since 1791. This new edition includes the author's revisions to the original edition published in 1989 by the Center for Judicial Studies.