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The United States Constitution : One Document, Many Choices / by J. Vile.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vile, J., Author.
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political science.
- World politics.
- Constitutional law.
- Public law.
- Law--Philosophy.
- Law.
- Law--History.
- Political Science.
- Political Theory.
- Political History.
- Constitutional Law.
- Public Law.
- Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.
- Local Subjects:
- Political Science.
- Political Theory.
- Political History.
- Constitutional Law.
- Public Law.
- Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 203 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2015.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the U.S. Constitution by focusing on its origins in Western political thought and its organization and subsequent amendments. It describes the document as a series of choices among alternative governmental institutions that are designed to provide national security and secure ordered liberty.
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter One Institutional Choices and the Preamble: It?s a Real-World Document, Not a Utopian Blueprint""; ""Chapter Two The Legislative Branch: It?s a Congress, Not a Parliament""; ""Chapter Three The Executive Branch: It?s Headed by an Accountable Elected Official, Not a King or a Dictator""; ""Chapter Four The Judicial Branch: It?s a Group of Lawyers, Not Platonic Guardians""; ""Chapter Five The Nation and the States: The Arrangement Is Federal, Not Confederal or Unitary""
- ""Chapter Six The Constitutional Amending Process: It?s Difficult because It?s Designed to Preserve the Constitution as Fundamental Law""""Chapter Seven The Bill of Rights and Freedom of Belief and Expression: They Provide for Liberty, Not License""; ""Chapter Eight The Bill of Rights, the Right to Security, and the Rights of the Accused and the Convicted: They Protect the Guilty in Order to Protect the Innocent""; ""Chapter Nine Equality and the Thirteenth through Fifteenth Amendments: It?s an Equality of Opportunity, Not a Guarantee of Equal Rights""; ""Postscript: A Time for Reflection""
- ""Glossary""""The Constitution of the United States""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349702848
- 1349702846
- OCLC:
- 910322246
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