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A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0275989321
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments written by John R. Vile and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. Designed to help students understand the Constitution in all of its splendor and subtlety, this book introduces key events of the founding era, the Declaration of Independence, and the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention. The Constitution and its amendments are explored section by section, along with pertinent historical events, laws, and cases. Since the Third Edition was published in 2001, we have witnessed another presidential election, a second war with Iraq, significant Supreme Court cases on privacy, the death penalty, affirmative action, searches and seizures, and, perhaps most significantly, a series of developments related to America's response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. In addition, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has announced her intention to resign. This new edition encompasses all of these developments. The Fourth Edition is the first to be thoroughly revised in its entirety, rather than merely updated. The language has been made even more accessible, rendering this an ideal starting point for students, as well as new citizens, who may be unfamiliar with constitutional law, American politics, or American history. Those already familiar with constitutional issues will be able to make use of the book as a reference guide to landmarks in constitutional history and development. Each chapter concludes with a bibliography of key books and cases useful for further study. The book includes a glossary; the texts of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution; and a section on how to locate cases and understand citations. Fifty leading cases are briefly described. Finally, the book includes two all-new sections, Highlights in Constitutional History and U.S. Supreme Court Justices.

The United States Constitution

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 9780313306433
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The United States Constitution written by John R. Vile and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - What famous American refused to attend the Constitutional Convention because he smelt a rat? - Why was a Bill of Rights omitted from the original Constitution? - Can a president be sued for actions he takes in office? - On what grounds may Congress punish its members? - Where did the expression separate but equal originate? - Do juvenile defendants have the same constitutional protection as adults? - Is obscenity protected by the First Amendment freedoms of speech and press? - What is the Lemon test? - What is the only Constitutional Amendment that has been ratified by special state conventions rather than by state legislatures? These and many more provocative questions are answered in this easy-to-follow guide that makes learning about the Constitution fun for students. Written clearly, this guide addresses those topics of the Constitution students inquire most about, from its origins and background through the adoption of the 27th Amendment. The information in each chapter is organized in a logical progression to carry the reader along to a basic understanding of the provisions and is peppered with fascinating facts and intriguing legal interpretations of topics of interest to young adults. Ten chapters cover everything from the foundations and purposes of the Constitution to the 27th Amendment. The last chapter, A Walk Through American Constitutional History, uses the question-and-answer format to focus on key dates and events in American constitutional history. A selection of photos complements the text. Appendixes include the 100 questions and answers used by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for prospective citizens; lists of all Speakers of the House of Representatives, Presidents, and Supreme Court Justices from the beginning of the republic to the present; the date of admission to the union and the current number of congressional representatives of the 50 states; and the texts of the Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation.

The United States Constitution

Author : J. Vile
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137513500
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book The United States Constitution written by J. Vile and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-19 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the U.S. Constitution by focusing on its origins in Western political thought and its organization and subsequent amendments. It describes the document as a series of choices among alternative governmental institutions that are designed to provide national security and secure ordered liberty.

Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 1604265892
Total Pages : 929 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment written by John R. Vile and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work provides a unique overview for individuals seeking to understand the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It covers key concepts, events, laws and legal doctrines, court decisions, and litigators and litigants regarding the law of search and seizure.

Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, 1787-2001

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616191535
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, 1787-2001 written by John R. Vile and published by . This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathered Together for the First Time. Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 1787-2001: Volume IV. Supplement 2001-2010. Clark: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2011. xii, [13]-81 pp. Hardcover. Volume IV Supplement 2001-2010 contains: proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States; second half of 107th Congresses (2001-2002); 108th Congress (2003-2004); 109th Congress (2005-2006), 110th Congress (2007-2008); 111th Congress (2009-2010). Dr. John R. Vile (Ph.D., University of Virginia) is a Professor of Political Science and Dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University. Vile has written and edited six previous books on the constitutional amending process including the award-winning Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues: 1789-2010, now in its third edition. Vile is also the author of Presidential Winners and Losers: Words of Victory and Concession (2002), The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding (2005), A Companion to the United States Constitution and Its Amendments, 5th ed. (2010), and Essential Supreme Court Decisions: Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law, 15th ed. (2010). He is the editor of Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia (2001), Great American Judges: An Encyclopedia (2003), and a CD-ROM entitled The History of the American Legal System (1999). He is a coeditor of The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America (2005), the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment (2009), James Madison: Philosopher, Founder, and Statesman (2008), and of Constitutional Law in Contemporary America (2011). In addition to writing numerous articles and reviews, Vile has authored the introduction for the Lawbook Exchange's 2008 reprint of Noah Webster's Sketches of American Policy.

The Law of the American Constitution

Author : Charles Kellogg Burdick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 714 pages
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We the People: The Foundation & Evolution of the U.S. Constitution

Author : James Madison
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8026880587
Total Pages : 903 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book We the People: The Foundation & Evolution of the U.S. Constitution written by James Madison and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." — Preamble to the Constitution The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. Empowered with the sovereign authority of the people by the framers and the consent of the legislatures of the states, it is the source of all government powers, and also provides important limitations on the government that protect the fundamental rights of United States citizens. The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America's first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without it, the American Experiment might have ended as quickly as it had begun. James Madison introduced 12 amendments to the First Congress in 1789. Ten of these would go on to become what we now consider to be the Bill of Rights. One was never passed, while another dealing with Congressional salaries was not ratified until 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment. Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the English Bill of Rights, the writings of the Enlightenment, and the rights defined in the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights contains rights that many today consider to be fundamental to America. Contents: The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United States Constitutional Amendment Process Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution Congress Creates the Bill of Rights Constitution Amendments Biographies of the Founding Fathers

The Constitution of the United States

Author : Founding Fathers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781677387632
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book The Constitution of the United States written by Founding Fathers and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitution of The United States: And All Its AmendmentsThe U.S. Constitution in its pure, unadulterated form. Every American should own a copy. Ideal for reference, study, or research.Bill of Rights Constitutional Law U.S. History Founding Fathers

American Constitutional Law, Volume II

Author : Ralph A. Rossum
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000074943
Total Pages : 1204 pages
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Download or read book American Constitutional Law, Volume II written by Ralph A. Rossum and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Constitutional Law 11e, Volume II provides a comprehensive account of the nation's defining document, examining how its provisions were originally understood by those who drafted and ratified it, and how they have since been interpreted by the Supreme Court, Congress, the President, lower federal courts, and state judiciaries. Clear and accessible chapter introductions and a careful balance between classic and recent cases provide students with a sense of how the law has been understood and construed over the years. The 11th Edition now includes several landmark First Amendment cases, including Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (2018), Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (2018), National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Beccera (2018), Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer (2017) and Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018). It also includes Carpenter v. United States (2018). A revamped and expanded companion website offers access to even more additional cases, an archive of primary documents, and links to online resources, making this text essential for any constitutional law course.

How Our Laws are Made

Author : John V. Sullivan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book How Our Laws are Made written by John V. Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

U.S. Constitution: Foundation & Evolution (Including the Biographies of the Founding Fathers)

Author : James Madison
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 8027241057
Total Pages : 903 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Constitution: Foundation & Evolution (Including the Biographies of the Founding Fathers) written by James Madison and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook edition of "U.S. Constitution: Foundation & Evolution" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." — Preamble to the Constitution The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution acted like a colossal merger, uniting a group of states with different interests, laws, and cultures. Under America's first national government, the Articles of Confederation, the states acted together only for specific purposes. The Constitution united its citizens as members of a whole, vesting the power of the union in the people. Without it, the American Experiment might have ended as quickly as it had begun. James Madison introduced 12 amendments to the First Congress in 1789. Ten of these would go on to become what we now consider to be the Bill of Rights. One was never passed, while another dealing with Congressional salaries was not ratified until 1992, when it became the 27th Amendment. Based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the English Bill of Rights, the writings of the Enlightenment, and the rights defined in the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights contains rights that many today consider to be fundamental to America. Contents: The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United States Constitutional Amendment Process Measures Proposed to Amend the Constitution Congress Creates the Bill of Rights Constitution Amendments Biographies of the Founding Fathers

A Detailed Analysis of the Constitution

Author : Edward F. Cooke
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0742576787
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book A Detailed Analysis of the Constitution written by Edward F. Cooke and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2002-06-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitution of the United States and its amendments are clearly explained phrase-by-phrase in this revised edition. Through instantaneous communication by audio and visual mass media, contemporary American society is constantly made aware of the vital impact of the national Constitution and its interpretations with regard to political, economic, and social issues. This concise analysis of the meaning of the Constitution, with expositions of the history and principles of constitutionalism, should provide better understanding of and respect for the basic law of the land.

Federalism

Author : Vicki C. Jackson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440829969
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Federalism written by Vicki C. Jackson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the structure of our constitutional system of government, providing an overview of the constitutional history of American federalism as it has been developed in decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Federalism: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution provides a thorough examination of this significant and distinctive part of the U.S. constitutional system, documenting its role in major domestic constitutional controversies in every period of American history. Although the book is organized historically rather than doctrinally, the marked evolutions of important areas of doctrine are addressed over time. These subject areas include the scope of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause, the scope of Congress's powers under the Fourteenth and other post-Civil War Amendments, the states' authority to regulate commercial and economic matters when Congress is silent, the principle of the supremacy of federal law and the law of preemption that follows from it, intergovernmental and sovereign immunities, the obligation of state courts to enforce federal law, and the scope of national power to regulate or impose obligations on the states.

The Constitutional Convention of 1787

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616195403
Total Pages : 1157 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (954 download)

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Download or read book The Constitutional Convention of 1787 written by John R. Vile and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 1157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated second edition of the most comprehensive encyclopedia of America's founding convention. Now with nearly 400 new and updated entries and over 120 illustrations and maps, this revised and expanded edition of this impressive encyclopedia shows in detail the lively, contentious, four-month process that produced the United States Constitution. With fascinating detailed portraits of the Framers, we are taken behind the scenes into the fiery debates between powerful personalities and the hard-fought battles and compromises that resulted in one of the most important documents in history. Drawing on original sources and a wealth of secondary works and recent scholarship, updated entries and dozens of illuminating side boxes present a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the Constitutional Convention. Features include: - Two chronologies: day-to-day events at the Convention and important dates leading up to it - Detailed individual profiles of the delegates and excerpts from accounts of their debates - Information that brings the events of the Convention to life, such as the delegates' salaries, housing, daily schedule, how appointed, their backgrounds, their personal and legislative motivations, the mechanism of how the Convention and its committees worked - How the creation of states, their legislations, plans and constitutions all contributed to the final document - Analysis of Convention discussion of dominant historical and philosophical influences and themes and how and why they were included in the Constitution - A thorough appendix containing original documents and text of important speeches. - Suggested readings for each entry, cross-references, a topical table of contents, an up-to-date and thorough bibliography, index. These two volumes provide a complete guide to a pivotal moment in the formation of the United States - the Constitutional Convention - that created one of the most important documents in history, the United States Constitution. JOHN R. VILE (Ph.D., UVA) is Dean of the Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University. His recent books include The Writing and Ratification of the U.S. Constitution (2012); The Men Who Made the Constitution (2013); Re-Framers (2014); The Wisest Council in the World (2015); A Companion to the United States Constitution (6th ed. 2015); Founding Documents of America (2015); Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues (4th ed., 2015); and The Early Republic (2016).

The Constitution of the United States

Author : United States
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
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Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 1787-2001

Author : John Vile
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781616196578
Total Pages : 172 pages
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Download or read book Proposed Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 1787-2001 written by John Vile and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1787, only twenty-seven amendments have been proposed by two-thirds majorities in Congress and ratified by three-fourths of the states. During this same time, members of Congress have introduced more than eleven and a half thousand proposals, and states have filed close to four hundred additional petitions for constitutional conventions to propose amendments. These four volumes edited and introduced by John R. Vile collect and update compilations of lists of proposed amendments and convention petitions that have been scattered about in a variety of governmental reports. They also reprint classic studies by Herman Ames and Michael Musmanno that analyzed amending proposals introduced during the nation's early years. The work includes texts of basic constitutional documents like the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution and its amendments, and the Confederate Constitution, as well as a comprehensive index of all amendments proposed through 2001. This fourth volume, which covers the years 2001-2021, replaces an earlier supplement that covered the years 2001-2010. Dr. John R. Vile (Ph.D., University of Virginia) is a Professor of Political Science and Dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University. His other books on the constitutional amending process include the Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, and Amending Issues: 1789-2015 (4th ed., 2015), Conventional Wisdom: The Alternate Article V Mechanism for Proposing Amendments to the U.S. Constitution (2016) and Re-Framers: 170 Eccentric, Visionary, and Patriotic Proposals to Rewrite the U.S. Constitution (2014). His recent publications include A Companion to the U.S. Constitution and Its Amendments (7th ed., 2021), Essential Supreme Court Decisions: Summaries of Leading Cases in U.S. Constitutional Law (18th ed., 2022), The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding (rev. ed., 2016), America's National Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner" in U.S. History, Culture and Law (2021), The Bible in American Law and Politics: A Reference Guide (2020), The Liberty Bell and Its Legacy: An Encyclopedia of an American Icon in U.S. History and Culture (2020), The Declaration of Independence: America's First Founding Document in U.S. History and Culture (2019), More Than a Plea for a Declaration of Rights: The Constitutional and Political Thought of George Mason of Virginia (2019), The American Flag: An Encyclopedia of the Stars and Stripes in U.S. History, Culture and Law (2018) and Governmental Responses to Natural Disasters in the U.S.: A Documentary History (2018). He is the co-editor of The Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, which is now online at https: //mtsu.edu/first-amendment/encyclopedia. xiii, [1], 15-171 pp.

The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Change in America

Author : John R. Vile
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
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Download or read book The Theory and Practice of Constitutional Change in America written by John R. Vile and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only volume of its kind, this book provides diverse readings relevant to the topic of constitutional amendment and change. Beginning with sources that were part of the cultural heritage of America's Founding Fathers, the book proceeds to trace debates over the desirability and frequency of constitutional change and the adequacy of the constitutional amending process from the Revolutionary War period to the present. Included are debates over general principles, texts and discussions of individual amendments, and relevant judicial decisions. Where possible, readings are paired to show rival views; each selection is prefaced by an explanation of the reading's context and significance.