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Defending Congress and the Constitution

Author : Louis Fisher
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 070061799X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Defending Congress and the Constitution written by Louis Fisher and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culmination of four decades of research and service on behalf of Congress, Louis Fisher's latest work is a fitting capstone to a remarkable career as scholar and writer and presents his most articulate, passionate, and persuasive defense yet of Congress as an institution. Our nation's leading authority on the separation of powers, Fisher offers a lucid primer on our nation's government and its executive, legislative, and judicial branches while vigorously advocating a robust reassertion of Congress's rightful role within that system. Drawing on a wide range of legislation, Supreme Court rulings, and presidential decisions, Fisher illuminates the contentious contest among the three major branches for power and control of government, presents a panorama of American history, and touches on issues as wide-ranging as federalism, religious freedom, and national security policy. Fisher is especially critical of the stereotypical view of the Supreme Court's decisions as possessing a kind of effectiveness and absolute finality that transcends the efforts and powers of Congress. Indeed, he argues that Congress, as much or more than the judiciary, has had a major positive impact on protecting individual rights in this country, while the judiciary has fallen short in such areas as child labor regulation and compulsory flag salute-or has attempted to settle a constitutional issue only to have it fester for years, breeding anger and resentment, until the political process forces the courts rethink their views. He highlights legislative accomplishments in many areas, often in the face of judicial opposition and obstruction, but also chides Congress for not protecting its key prerogatives over the power of the purse and going to war. In yielding to other branches, Fishers warns, lawmakers fail to represent their constituents and cripple the very system of checks and balances the Framers counted on to limit the destructive capacity of government. His book offers a wealth of forceful insights and provides an important reminder of and guide to how our government should really work.

Defending Congress and the Constitution

Author : Louis Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780700617982
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Defending Congress and the Constitution written by Louis Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nation's most important and prolific constitutional scholar presents an articulate, passionate, and persuasive defense of Congress as an institution. The culmination of four decades of research and service, this book provides a lucid primer on our nation's government while advocating a robust reassertion of Congress's rightful role.

Congress

Author : Louis Fisher
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 070062211X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Congress written by Louis Fisher and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When asked which branch of government protects citizens’ rights, we tend to think of the Supreme Court—stepping in to defend gay rights, for example, in the recent same-sex marriage case. But as constitutional scholar Louis Fisher reveals in his new book, this would be a mistake—and not just because a decision like the gay marriage ruling can be decided by the opinion of a single justice. Rather, we tend to judge the executive and judicial branches idealistically, while taking a more realistic view of the legislative, with its necessarily messier and more transparent workings. In Congress, Fisher highlights these biases as he measures the record of the three branches in protecting individual rights—and finds that Congress, far more than the president or the Supreme Court, has defended the rights of blacks, women, children, Native Americans, and religious liberty. After reviewing the constitutional principles that apply to all three branches of government, Fisher conducts us through a history of struggles over individual rights, showing how the court has frequently failed at many critical junctures where Congress has acted to protect rights. He identifies changes in the balance of power over time—a post–World War II transformation that has undermined the system of checks and balances the Framers designed to protect individuals in their aspiration for self-government. Without a strong, independent Congress, this book reminds us, our system would operate with two elected officers in the executive branch and none in the judiciary, a form of government best described as elitist—and one no one would deem democratic. In light of the history that unfolds here—and in view of a Congress widely decried as dysfunctional—Fisher proposes reforms that would strengthen not only the legislative branch’s role in protecting individual rights under the Constitution, but also its standing in the democracy it serves.

Defending the Republic

Author : Bruce Frohnen
Publisher : CUA Press
ISBN 13 : 1949822249
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book Defending the Republic written by Bruce Frohnen and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, our constitutional order has increasingly come under attack as irredeemably undemocratic, racist, and oppressive. At the same time, it is increasingly obvious that politic practices in the United States have strayed very far from the founders’ designs and become deeply dysfunctional. The time is thus ripe for renewed reflection about the American political tradition. This volume reintroduces readers to the conservative tradition of political and constitutional discourse. It brings together prominent political scientists and legal scholars, all of whom were deeply influenced by the life and work of the eminent constitutional scholar George W. Carey. For over 40 years, Carey strove mightily to explain the nature and requirements of our political tradition. How it fostered meaningful, virtuous self-government, and how our constitutional tradition has been derailed by progressivist ideology. He is perhaps best known for his concept of “constitutional morality,” the understanding that our republican constitutional order can be sustained only by a combination of formal mechanisms (e.g., separation of powers) and unwritten norms (“standards of behavior”) that act to foster deliberation and consensus, as well as keep political actors within the boundaries of their constitutional offices. Contributors, including Francis Canavan, Claes G. Ryn, Paul Edward Gottfried, and Peter Augustine Lawler, discuss and develop Carey’s key insights, applying them to issues from the nature of majoritarian government to the purposes of constitutionalism to the decline of virtue that has accompanied the expansion of power among national and international elites. Each essay provides penetrating analysis of key aspects of our tradition, its inherent purposes, growth, and subsequent derailment, as well as the resources remaining within that tradition for the rebuilding of our constitutional order and a decent common life.

In Defense of the Constitution

Author : George Wescott Carey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865971387
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book In Defense of the Constitution written by George Wescott Carey and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Defense of the Constitution argues that modern disciples of Progressivism who subtly distort fundamental principles of the Constitution are determined to centralize political control in Washington, D.C., to achieve their goal of an egalitarian national society. It is in their distrust of self-government and representative institutions that Progressivists advocate, albeit indirectly, an elitist regime based on the power of the Supreme Court--or judicial supremacy. George W. Carey was Professor of Government at Georgetown University and editor of The Political Science Reviewer. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1084 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

In Defense of the United States Constitution

Author : Robert S. Singh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351117688
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book In Defense of the United States Constitution written by Robert S. Singh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constitutional reform is a topic of perennial academic debate, perhaps now more than ever amid sharp polarization in the electorate and government. At once a cogent, new contribution to the scholarly literature and appropriate for American politics and government students, this book mounts a provocative, nonideological defense of the US Constitution, directly engaging proposals for reform and providing a rare systematic argument for continuity: Our politics may be broken but our system is not. Writing from an international perspective with an array of fascinating data, the author draws on theory, law, and history to defend the republican order under political stress and intellectual challenge.

Against the Force Bill

Author : John C. Calhoun
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Against the Force Bill written by John C. Calhoun and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Against the Force Bill" is a speech by John C. Calhoun, an American politician and political theorist, in which he strongly endorsed nullification of the Force Bill which empowered the President of the United States to use military force to ensure state compliance with federal law. Passed by Congress during the Nullification Crisis, at the urging of President Andrew Jackson, the Force Bill was designed to compel the state of South Carolina's compliance with a series of federal tariffs. The bill was opposed by John C. Calhoun and he managed to cancel it.

Against All Enemies

Author : Richard A. Clarke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 184737588X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Against All Enemies written by Richard A. Clarke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Clarke has been one of America's foremost experts on counterterrorism measures for more than two decades. He has served under four presidents from both parties, beginning in Ronald Reagan's State Department becoming America's first Counter-terrorism Czar under Bill Clinton and remaining for the first two years of George W. Bush's administration. He has seen every piece of intelligence on Al-Qaeda from the beginning; he was in the Situation Room on September 11th and he knows exactly what has taken place under the United State's new Department of Homeland Security. Through gripping, thriller-like scenes, he tells the full story for the first time and explains what the Bush Administration are doing.

Perfecting the Constitution

Author : Darren Patrick Guerra
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739183869
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Perfecting the Constitution written by Darren Patrick Guerra and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-06-10 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He who can change the Constitution controls the Constitution. So who does control the Constitution? The answer has always been: “the people.” The people control the Constitution via the Article V amending process outlined in the Constitution itself. Changes can only be made through Article V and its formal procedures. Article V has always provided a means of perfecting the Constitution in an explicit, democratically authentic, prudent, and deliberative manner. In addition to changing the Constitution Article V also allowed the people to perfect and preserve their Constitution at the same time. In recent years Article V has come under attack by influential legal scholars who criticize it for being too difficult, undemocratic, and too formal. Such scholars advocate for ignoring Article V in favor of elite adaptation of the Constitution or popular amendment through national referendums. In making their case, critics also assume that Article V is an unimportant and expendable part of the Constitutional structure. One notable scholar called the Constitution “imbecilic” because of Article V. This book shows that, to the contrary, Article V is a unique and powerful extension of the American tradition of written constitutionalism. It was a logical extension of American constitutional development and it was a powerful tool used by the Federalists to argue for ratification of the new Constitution. Since then it has served as a means of “perfecting” the US Constitution for over 200 years via a wide range of amendments. Contrary to contemporary critics, the historical evidence shows Article V to be a vital element in the Constitutional architecture, not an expendable or ancillary piece. This book defends Article V against critics by showing that it is neither too difficult, undemocratic, nor too formal. Furthermore, a positive case is made that Article V remains the most clear and powerful way to register the sovereign desires of the American public with regard to alterations of their fundamental law. In the end, Article V is an essential bulwark to maintaining a written Constitution that secures the rights of the people against both elites and themselves.

The Politics of National Security

Author : Barry M. Blechman
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195077059
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of National Security written by Barry M. Blechman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on interviews with US Congress members and their staff, this study explains why Congress has taken an expanded role in the formulation of US national defence policies. The author describes how these changes came about and their consequences for American interests.

Congress, the Constitution and the Supreme Court

Author : Charles Warren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Congress, the Constitution and the Supreme Court written by Charles Warren and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

New Federalist Papers

Author : Alan Brinkley
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393046199
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book New Federalist Papers written by Alan Brinkley and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Federalist Papers" were written in 1787 by three of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. In this book, three constitutional experts address the threats posed by current challenges to the American constitution.

The Broken Constitution

Author : Noah Feldman
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374720878
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Broken Constitution written by Noah Feldman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An innovative account of Abraham Lincoln, constitutional thinker and doer Abraham Lincoln is justly revered for his brilliance, compassion, humor, and rededication of the United States to achieving liberty and justice for all. He led the nation into a bloody civil war to uphold the system of government established by the US Constitution—a system he regarded as the “last best hope of mankind.” But how did Lincoln understand the Constitution? In this groundbreaking study, Noah Feldman argues that Lincoln deliberately and recurrently violated the United States’ founding arrangements. When he came to power, it was widely believed that the federal government could not use armed force to prevent a state from seceding. It was also assumed that basic civil liberties could be suspended in a rebellion by Congress but not by the president, and that the federal government had no authority over slavery in states where it existed. As president, Lincoln broke decisively with all these precedents, and effectively rewrote the Constitution’s place in the American system. Before the Civil War, the Constitution was best understood as a compromise pact—a rough and ready deal between states that allowed the Union to form and function. After Lincoln, the Constitution came to be seen as a sacred text—a transcendent statement of the nation’s highest ideals. The Broken Constitution is the first book to tell the story of how Lincoln broke the Constitution in order to remake it. To do so, it offers a riveting narrative of his constitutional choices and how he made them—and places Lincoln in the rich context of thinking of the time, from African American abolitionists to Lincoln’s Republican rivals and Secessionist ideologues. Includes 8 Pages of Black-and-White Illustrations

Authorization of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Authorization of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Appointment of Representatives

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Appointment of Representatives written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Heritage Guide to the Constitution

Author : David F. Forte
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621573524
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book The Heritage Guide to the Constitution written by David F. Forte and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark work of more than one hundred scholars, The Heritage Guide to the Constitution is a unique line-by-line analysis explaining every clause of America's founding charter and its contemporary meaning. In this fully revised second edition, leading scholars in law, history, and public policy offer more than two hundred updated and incisive essays on every clause of the Constitution. From the stirring words of the Preamble to the Twenty-seventh Amendment, you will gain new insights into the ideas that made America, important debates that continue from our Founding, and the Constitution's true meaning for our nation