208 Pages
by
Routledge
211 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Constitutional politics is the continuing search for equilibrium between the grants of power and the limits placed on that power. The Essentials of the American Constitution examines the five closely integrated components which make up the fundamental law: the Compact, separation of powers, federalism, representation, and the Bill of Rights. It is the interaction between these components that... Read more
Author’s Preface -- Editor’s Preface -- Introduction -- The Politics of Judicial Review: Accountability Versus Independence -- The Compact: “We the People … do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America” -- Separation of Powers: Exclusive or Mixed? -- Federalism: The Constitutional Division of Powers -- Representation -- The Bill of Rights: What Belongs to the Individual and What Belongs to Society? -- The Holistic Constitution -- The Constitution of the United States
Biography
Stephen L Wasby
