Author: General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Historical Papers of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia
Author: General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.). District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Writings on American History, 1902
Author: Ernest Cushing RichardsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Writings on American History
Author: Historical Address of Marcus Benjamin ... Governor of the Society of Colonial Wars in the District of Columbia
Author: Society of Colonial Wars in the District of ColumbiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Some Important Colonial Military Operations
Author: Frederic Louis HuidekoperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Duquesne, Fort
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: 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.
Our Documents
Author: The National ArchivesPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198042272
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Our Documents is a collection of 100 documents that the staff of the National Archives has judged most important to the development of the United States. The entry for each document includes a short introduction, a facsimile, and a transcript of the document. Backmatter includes further reading, credits, and index. The book is part of the much larger Our Documents initiative sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), National History Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps.
The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopedia and Atlas ...
Author: Guide to Foreign and International Legal Citations
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Annotations and citations (Law)
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
"Formerly known as the International Citation Manual"--p. xv.