400 Pages
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Routledge
400 Pages
by
Routledge
396 Pages
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Routledge
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In more than 230 years of statehood, the United States has created its own distinctive way of living and governing--a way which its citizens cherish, but about whose essence, for want of definition, they frequently disagree. Charles Beard offered, in a synthesis of his life work, a permanent statement on the nature of the American Republic. To carry out his purpose, Beard discusses, among other... Read more
I: We, The People . . .; II: Establish this Constitution . . .; III: Democracy and Rights under the Constitution; IV: Washington and Jefferson Exemplify Constitutionalism; V: Lincoln Exemplifies Constitutionalism; VI: A More Perfect Union and Justice; VII: Domestic Tranquility and Common Defense; VIII: Promote the General Welfare; IX: The Blessings of Liberty; X: Rights of American Citizens; XI: Freedom of Speech and Press; XII: Religious Liberty; XIII: Power and the Control of Power; XIV: Congress as Power; XV: The Executive as Power; XVI: The Judiciary as Power; XVII: Critique of the Federal System; XVIII: Political Parties as Agencies and Motors; XIX: The Economic Underwriting of the Constitution; XX: The Republic in the World of Nations; XXI: The Fate and Fortunes of Our Republic
Biography
Clyde W. Barrow
