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Parchment Barriers

Author : Zachary Courser
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700627146
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Parchment Barriers written by Zachary Courser and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has become ever more deeply entrenched in powerful, rival, partisan camps, and its citizens more sharply separated along ideological lines. The authors of this volume, scholars of political science, economics, and law, examine the relation between our present-day polarization and the design of the nation's Constitution. The provisions of our Constitution are like “parchment barriers”—fragile bulwarks intended to preserve liberty and promote self-government. To be effective, these barriers need to be respected and reinforced by government officials and ordinary citizens, both in law and in custom. This book asks whether today’s partisan polarization is threatening these constitutional provisions and thus our constitutional order. The nation's founders, clearly concerned about political division, designed the Constitution with numerous means for controlling factions, restraining majority rule, and preventing concentrations of power. In chapters that span the major institutions of American government, the authors of Parchment Barriers explore how partisans are pushing the limits of these constitutional restraints to achieve their policy goals and how the forces of majority faction are testing the boundaries the Constitution draws around democratic power. What, for instance, are the dangers of power being concentrated in the executive branch, displaced to the judiciary, or assumed by majority party leaders in Congress? How has partisan polarization affected the nature, size, and power of the administrative state? And why do political parties, rather than working to facilitate the constitutional order as envisioned by James Madison, now chafe against its limits on majority rule? Parchment Barriers considers the implications of polarization for policy, governance, and the health of American democracy.

The Framers and Fundamental Rights

Author : Robert A. Licht
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780844737881
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book The Framers and Fundamental Rights written by Robert A. Licht and published by American Enterprise Institute. This book was released on 1991 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors relate current arguments to traditional ideas of republicanism and democracy and compare them with those of our Revolution, Civil War, and civil rights and suffrage movements.

The Federalist

Author : George Wescott Carey
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252064494
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (644 download)

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Download or read book The Federalist written by George Wescott Carey and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Throughout this scrupulously researched interpretation of The Federalist papers, Carey provides a glimpse of our Republic's original design. He shows us what kind of federal union The Federalist's authors had in mind, and indicates how we have strayed from their intent." Paul Gottfried, National Review." --Contratapa.

From Parchment to Power

Author : Robert A. Goldwin
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780844740133
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book From Parchment to Power written by Robert A. Goldwin and published by American Enterprise Institute. This book was released on 1997 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how James Madison's efforts to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution helped save the American government from the problems that were threatening acceptance of the Constitution.

Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism

Author : Ronald J. Pestritto
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780742515178
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism written by Ronald J. Pestritto and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the political principles of Woodrow Wilson that influenced his presidency and the impact he had on United States and the progressive movement.

James Madison

Author : Robert Allen Rutland
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826211415
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book James Madison written by Robert Allen Rutland and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available for the first time in paperback, James Madison: The Founding Father is a lively portrait of the man who essentially fathered our constitutional guarantees of civil and religious liberty. Focusing on the role Madison played at the Continental Congress and in each stage of the formation of the American Republic, Robert Allen Rutland also covers Madison's relationship with his beloved wife, Dolley, his fifty-year friendship with Thomas Jefferson, and his years as a respected elder statesman after serving as secretary of state and fourth president of the United States.

The Spirit of the Constitution

Author : Robert A. Goldwin
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780844737201
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of the Constitution written by Robert A. Goldwin and published by American Enterprise Institute. This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These conversations are a nontechnical, readable, and engaging presentation of the philosophic side of the Constitution. In the free and wide-ranging discussions in this volume, distinguished jurists, journalists, and scholars strive to capture the unspoken principles of the Constitution, its elusive but compelling spirit.

Reflections on Garcia and Its Implications for Federalism

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Reflections on Garcia and Its Implications for Federalism written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report was approved by the Commission on December 4, 1985, as an Information Report.

The Rhetorical Presidency

Author : Jeffrey K. Tulis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691178178
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Rhetorical Presidency written by Jeffrey K. Tulis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published by Princeton University Press in 1987. Now with new foreword and a new afterword.

The Second Creation

Author : Jonathan Gienapp
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674185048
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book The Second Creation written by Jonathan Gienapp and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans widely believe that the U.S. Constitution was almost wholly created when it was drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1788. Jonathan Gienapp recovers the unknown story of the Constitution’s second creation in the decade after its adoption—a story with explosive implications for current debates over constitutional originalism and interpretation.

Harvard Law Review: Volume 130, Number 1 - November 2016

Author : Harvard Law Review
Publisher : Quid Pro Books
ISBN 13 : 1610277864
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Harvard Law Review: Volume 130, Number 1 - November 2016 written by Harvard Law Review and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Crafting Constitutional Democracies

Author : Edward V. Schneier
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742530744
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Crafting Constitutional Democracies by : Edward V. Schneier

Download or read book Crafting Constitutional Democracies written by Edward V. Schneier and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By examining the institutions of government through the lens of constitution-making, Crafting Constitutional Democracies provides a broad and insightful introduction to comparative politics. Drawn from a series of lectures given in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the drafting of the U.S. constitution, the book illustrates the problems faced by generations of founders, through numerous historic and contemporary examples. Both Indonesia in 1999 and the United States in 1789 faced the same basic issue: how to construct a central government for a large and diverse nation that allowed the majority of the people to govern themselves without intruding on the rights of minorities. What kinds of institutions make for 'good government'? What factors need to be considered in designing a government? Author Edward Schneier explores these questions through a rich variety of examples from both recent and historic transitions to democracy. Drawing frequently upon the arguments of the American Federalist Papers and more contemporary theories of democratization, Crafting Constitutional Democracies lucidly explores the key questions of how and why democracies succeed and fail. A concluding chapter on constitutional change and decline raises provocative and important questions about the lessons that citizens of the world's older democracies might take from the struggles of the new.

Democracy’s Discontent

Author : Michael J. Sandel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674197459
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (974 download)

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Download or read book Democracy’s Discontent written by Michael J. Sandel and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-02-06 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On American democracy

The Presidency and the Political System

Author : Michael Nelson
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 154437979X
Total Pages : 737 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book The Presidency and the Political System written by Michael Nelson and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 737 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Presidency and the Political System showcases the best of presidential studies and research with top-notch presidency scholars writing specifically for an undergraduate audience. Michael Nelson rigorously edits each contribution to present a set of analytical yet accessible chapters and offers contextual headnotes introducing each essay. Chapters represent the full range of topics, institutions, and issues relevant to understanding the American presidency: covering approaches to studying the presidency, elements of presidential power, presidential selection, presidents and politics, and presidents and government. This Twelfth Edition fully incorporates coverage of the Trump administration.

Public Law and Economics

Author : Robert Cooter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197655874
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Public Law and Economics written by Robert Cooter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to public law and economics -- Theory of bargaining -- Bargaining applications -- Theory of voting -- Voting applications -- Theory of entrenchment -- Entrenchment applications -- Theory of delegation -- Delegation applications -- Theory of adjudication -- Adjudication applications -- Theory of enforcement -- Enforcement applications.

The Executive Unbound

Author : Eric A. Posner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199831753
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book The Executive Unbound written by Eric A. Posner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. used "imperial presidency" as a book title, the term has become central to the debate about the balance of power in the U.S. government. Since the presidency of George W. Bush, when advocates of executive power such as Dick Cheney gained ascendancy, the argument has blazed hotter than ever. Many argue the Constitution itself is in grave danger. What is to be done? The answer, according to legal scholars Eric Posner and Adrian Vermeule, is nothing. In The Executive Unbound, they provide a bracing challenge to conventional wisdom, arguing that a strong presidency is inevitable in the modern world. Most scholars, they note, object to today's level of executive power because it varies so dramatically from the vision of the framers. But there is nothing in our system of checks and balances that intrinsically generates order or promotes positive arrangements. In fact, the greater complexity of the modern world produces a concentration of power, particularly in the White House. The authors chart the rise of executive authority straight through to the Obama presidency. Political, cultural and social restraints, they argue, have been more effective in preventing dictatorship than any law. The executive-centered state tends to generate political checks that substitute for the legal checks of the Madisonian constitution.

What Should Constitutions Do?

Author : Ellen Frankel Paul
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139495941
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book What Should Constitutions Do? written by Ellen Frankel Paul and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume - written by prominent philosophers, political scientists and legal scholars - address the basic purposes of constitutions and their status as fundamental law. Some deal with specific constitutional provisions: they ask, for example, which branches of government should have the authority to conduct foreign policy, or how the judiciary should be organized, or what role a preamble should play in a nation's founding document. Other essays explore questions of constitutional design: they consider the advantages of a federal system of government, or the challenges of designing a constitution for a pluralistic society - or they ask what form of constitution best promotes personal liberty and economic prosperity.