Author: Thomas Harrison ReedPublisher:
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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A Constitutional Convention in 1927?
Author: Thomas Harrison ReedPublisher:
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Category : Michigan
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Illinois Convened January 6, 1920
Author: Illinois. Constitutional ConventionPublisher:
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 880
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Problems Relating to a Federal Constitutional Convention
Author: Cyril F. BrickfieldPublisher:
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Limited Constitutional Conventions Under Article V of the United States Constitution
Author: United States. Dept. of Justice. Office of Legal PolicyPublisher:
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States
Author: Charles A. BeardPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486140458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
This classic study — one of the most influential in the area of American economic history — questioned the founding fathers' motivations and prompted new perceptions of the supreme law of the land.
Keeping Faith with the Constitution
Author: Goodwin LiuPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199752834
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated." Ours is "intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs." In recent years, Marshall's great truths have been challenged by proponents of originalism and strict construction. Such legal thinkers as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argue that the Constitution must be construed and applied as it was when the Framers wrote it. In Keeping Faith with the Constitution, three legal authorities make the case for Marshall's vision. They describe their approach as "constitutional fidelity"--not to how the Framers would have applied the Constitution, but to the text and principles of the Constitution itself. The original understanding of the text is one source of interpretation, but not the only one; to preserve the meaning and authority of the document, to keep it vital, applications of the Constitution must be shaped by precedent, historical experience, practical consequence, and societal change. The authors range across the history of constitutional interpretation to show how this approach has been the source of our greatest advances, from Brown v. Board of Education to the New Deal, from the Miranda decision to the expansion of women's rights. They delve into the complexities of voting rights, the malapportionment of legislative districts, speech freedoms, civil liberties and the War on Terror, and the evolution of checks and balances. The Constitution's framers could never have imagined DNA, global warming, or even women's equality. Yet these and many more realities shape our lives and outlook. Our Constitution will remain vital into our changing future, the authors write, if judges remain true to this rich tradition of adaptation and fidelity.
Journal of the Constitutional Convention, 1920-1922 of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Constitutional ConventionPublisher:
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 992
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Constitution of the State of Louisiana
Author: LouisianaPublisher:
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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An Index to Legal Periodical Literature
Author: Constitutional Convention Procedures
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the ConstitutionPublisher:
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 1426
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