In defense of the Constitution / George W. Carey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carey, George W. (George Wescott), 1933-2013.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States.

Constitutional history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

Rev. and expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In Defense of the Constitution" refutes modern critics of the Constitution who assail it as "reactionary" or "undemocratic." The author argues that modern disciples of Progressivism are determined to centralize political control in Washington, D.C., to achieve their goal of an egalitarian national society. Furthermore, he contends, Progressive interpreters of the Constitution subtly distort fundamental principles of the Constitution for the precise purpose of achieving their egalitarian goals. It is in their distrust of self-government and representative institutions that Progressivists advocate, albeit indirectly, an elitist regime based on the power of the Supreme Court--or judicial supremacy. Key elements and issues in this transformation of the original republic into an egalitarian mass society are thoroughly examined. George W. Carey is Professor of Government at Georgetown University and editor of The Political Science Reviewer.

Contents:

""George W. Carey, In Defense of the Constitution ""; ""Front Matter ""; ""Portrait of George W. Carey ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Note to the Reader ""; ""Introduction, p. 3 ""; ""Chapter 1. Publius- A split Personality?, p. 18 ""; ""Chapter 2. Majority Rule and the Extended Republic Theory of James Madison, p. 34 ""; ""Chapter 3. Separation of Powers and the Madisonian Model: A Reply to the Critics, p. 53 ""; ""Chapter 4. James Madison and the Principle of Federalism, p. 77 ""

""Chapter 5. The Supreme Court, Judicial Review, and Federalist 78, p. 122 """"Chapter 6. Due Process, Liberty, and the Fifth Amendment: Original Intent, p. 139 ""; ""Chapter 7. Abortion and the American Political Crisis, p. 179 ""; ""Suggestions for Further Reading, p. 195 ""

Notes:

Originally published by the Center for Judicial Studies, c1989.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-61487-786-6

OCLC:

824698903