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Sources in American constitutional history / edited by Michael Les Benedict.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 415 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781538100110 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781538100127 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.7302/9
LOC classification:
  • KF 4502 S724 2017
Contents:
English origins of American constitutionalism -- Colonial origins of American constitutionalism -- The American revolution -- Establishing new state and federal constitutions -- Constitutional issues in the early republic -- Judicial review, nationalism, and state sovereignty -- Jacksonian democracy and state rights -- Slavery and the constitution -- The constitution and the civil war -- Reconstruction and the constitution -- The industrial state, laissez-faire constitutionalism, and state rights -- The progressive era -- Conservative constitutionalism in the 1920s -- The New Deal and the constitution -- Liberal constitutionalism foundations -- Liberal constitutionalism and equality -- Curbing presidential power -- The revival of constitutional conservatism -- The Supreme Court and conservative constitutionalism civil liberties -- The erosion of constitutional comity -- The conservative court, the constitution, and judicial supremacy -- Presidentialism and the security state -- Constitution war.
Other editions: Revision of: Benedict, Michael Les,. Sources in American constitutional history.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KF 4502 S724 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000123472

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English origins of American constitutionalism -- Colonial origins of American constitutionalism -- The American revolution -- Establishing new state and federal constitutions -- Constitutional issues in the early republic -- Judicial review, nationalism, and state sovereignty -- Jacksonian democracy and state rights -- Slavery and the constitution -- The constitution and the civil war -- Reconstruction and the constitution -- The industrial state, laissez-faire constitutionalism, and state rights -- The progressive era -- Conservative constitutionalism in the 1920s -- The New Deal and the constitution -- Liberal constitutionalism foundations -- Liberal constitutionalism and equality -- Curbing presidential power -- The revival of constitutional conservatism -- The Supreme Court and conservative constitutionalism civil liberties -- The erosion of constitutional comity -- The conservative court, the constitution, and judicial supremacy -- Presidentialism and the security state -- Constitution war.

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