A citizen's guide to the constitution and the Supreme Court : constitutional conflict in American politics / Morgan Marietta.
2014
KF4550.Z9 M275 2014 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
A citizen's guide to the constitution and the Supreme Court : constitutional conflict in American politics / Morgan Marietta.
Imprint
New York, NY : Routledge, 2014.
Description
xii, 204 pages ; 23 cm.
Series
Citizen guides to politics and public affairs.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction : the constitution and Bong Hits for Jesus
The core disagreement : how should we read the constitution?
Judicial review : is it legitimate and expansive, or questionable and limited?
Rights : are they individual or collective?
Federalism : must we have one national standard?
Liberty : does the constitution invoke ordered liberty or pure liberty?
Religion : is the constitution a religious or secular document?
Transcendence : do transcendent principles exist in the constitution?
Social facts : should the Court move ahead of society or wait for social change?
Precedent : should we follow or break from the history of the Court?
Completeness : what else do we need to read?
Textualism
Common law constitutionalism
Originalism
Living constitutionalism
Comparing schools of interpretation
Points of conflict & schools of thought in a landmark case : Roe v. Wade
Contemporary landmark cases : from Phelps to Obamacare
Conclusion : reading the constitution for ourselves.
The core disagreement : how should we read the constitution?
Judicial review : is it legitimate and expansive, or questionable and limited?
Rights : are they individual or collective?
Federalism : must we have one national standard?
Liberty : does the constitution invoke ordered liberty or pure liberty?
Religion : is the constitution a religious or secular document?
Transcendence : do transcendent principles exist in the constitution?
Social facts : should the Court move ahead of society or wait for social change?
Precedent : should we follow or break from the history of the Court?
Completeness : what else do we need to read?
Textualism
Common law constitutionalism
Originalism
Living constitutionalism
Comparing schools of interpretation
Points of conflict & schools of thought in a landmark case : Roe v. Wade
Contemporary landmark cases : from Phelps to Obamacare
Conclusion : reading the constitution for ourselves.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF4550.Z9 M275 2014
Language
English
ISBN
9780415843799 hardback
0415843790 hardback
9780415843812 paperback
0415843812 paperback
9780203755778 (ebook)
0415843790 hardback
9780415843812 paperback
0415843812 paperback
9780203755778 (ebook)
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