The authentic constitution : an originalist view of America's Legacy / Arthur E. Palumbo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palumbo, Arthur E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

United States--Politics and government--Philosophy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

We've strayed far from the original intent of the Framers of the Constitution and founders of the American republic. Art Palumbo discusses the origin and purpose of America's great foundational document in conjunction with the Declaration of Independence and explores the founding principles of the American republic. <br / <br / He details and clarifies the US Constitution's provisions for the proper powers of Congress, monetary policy and taxation, the government's role in regulating commerce, in war, and in foreign policy, the right to bear arms, immigration and other hot-button issues in a w

Contents:

Introduction; Chapter 1: The "Authentic Constitution"-Its Origin and Purpose; Chapter 2: The Founding Principles; Chapter 3: The American Republic; Chapter 4: The Powers of Congress; Chapter 5: Money and Banking; Chapter 6: Taxation and the Sixteenth Amendment; Chapter 7: Regulating Commerce; Chapter 8: The War Power; Chapter 9: Foreign Policy; Chapter 10: State Militias and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms; Chapter 11: The Senate and the Seventeenth Amendment; Chapter 12: The Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment; Chapter 13: Electing the President; Chapter 14: Immigration

Chapter 15: The JudiciaryChapter 16: Year of Infamy; Chapter 17: Reclaiming America's Legacy; Glossary; Bibliography; Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-261) and index.

ISBN:

0-87586-707-3

OCLC:

457043219